Sentences with phrase «bite our tongue in»

We sit in meetings and bite our tongue in order to keep everyone happy, but we're hurting ourselves in the long run.

Asked about Trump's change in tone on trade from the campaign, Tillerson said the remarks were intended as «a little bit tongue in cheek.»

I was responding to Voice of Reason a bit tongue in cheek because as the one with the knowledge — he or she will have to plan the lesson for me unless he or she believes it is not worth the effort because it seems (from the instructor's assessment) that I am unable to move forward in my thinking.

I cringe inside every time they say it, and I bite my tongue in the Lord.

I know this is a bit tongue in cheek, but the official Arsenal website have announced the results of our monthly Goal - of - the - Month competition, and the winner was not our top scorer «Owen Gold» lol.

And even if he thinks he knows how to put it on, chances are that I've discovered a better way than the way he learned when Anastasia was little and will sit by biting my tongue in my effort to not correct him.

It's a bit tongue in cheek and kids will get a good laugh at poor Pig's expense — and maybe be a bit more inclined to take turns with the toddler beside them at circle time.

I find it entirely too strong in most ANY instance, so just know the title is a bit tongue in cheek.

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Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett professed, maybe a bit tongue in cheek, at its North American premiere that their intent with You're Next was to make a tight little genre thrill ride that mashed together the opening scene of the...

My opening to this article was a bit tongue in cheek, but no one can deny that a long session with the facilitator only presenting information is not interesting for participants and inhibits retention.

That statement is not made even a little bit tongue in cheek because both Governor Cuomo and Dr. Tisch have made it abundantly clear in the past month that their dissatisfaction with New York teacher evaluations will not go unanswered and their likely «solution» will unleash a torrent of perverse incentives upon our schools.

«Haha, a bit tongue in cheek, methinks... Well, the quick 65 % gain was pretty glittery too!

Thank you for not pretending this is all a bit tongue in cheek, a bit of a nudge - nudge, wink - wink at how other industries sell tat to consumers.

I often find myself biting my tongue in company, generally when some airhead, know it all is extolling the virtues of PV solar electricity and batteries.

Applying this to your career goals could end up sounding something like: «I will not be late for work», «I will stop mumbling in interviews», «I will stop biting my tongue in meetings», «I will stop putting off my work to the last minute», «I will stop missing deadlines» or «I will stop putting things off.»

Not exact matches

So, after biting their tongues all that time, jet owners were happy to help when somebody had a sincere interest in joining the club.

And, believe me, I know how hard this «hands - off» approach can be when it's your baby and when you find yourself biting your tongue because you might have done a bunch of things in different ways.

And I recently came across new research showing that people speak with more fluency in a foreign language when they've been drinking, which is a bit more counterintuitive, since speaking in a nonnative tongue obviously requires focus.

I think this particular organization is set up as a bit of a tongue in cheek flip off to religion in general.

Three times I have been felled by lightning pain as seizures short - circuited my brain; Three times, waking in hospitals at dawn all memory of my poetry was gone, and once I'd nearly bitten through my tongue.

He said you could see the fire in their eyes and the biting remarks on the tips of their tongue — just waiting to be unleashed.

Perhaps one could argue that, in so far as certain light waves get to the retina and are there processed, etc., in a sensethe eye does become coloured; but the damage has already been done: the Aristotelian theory sounds a bit too much like the theory of bitter humours infecting the tongue.

I believe «The Rich Man» can give us some insight as to what we can expect as he pleads for Abraham to sent forth warning to his still living brothers not to come here... also, how he pleads for a bit of water to cool his tongue... several places in scripture speak of the torment that awaits the unbelieving... just sayin

Pardon me for being a bit tongue - in - cheek about it, but I really want to get off this planet, theirs a whole bunch of hairless monkeys running around screwing up the place.

A gift for wordplay is the sign of an active, engaged mind, and I always appreciate seeing evidence of Jesus's vigorous intellect in the bits of affectionate, word - based and rather Semitic humor on display in scripture; I marvel at Jesus's deft tongue.

He repeated the statement twenty minutes later, and I found myself biting my tongue and forcing myself to remain in the chair.

The years go by and I become more and more aware of my pioneer lineage, I understand the pull west better, I feel suffocated without a bit of a space, without an early morning walk beside the yarrow patch, I need the north, and I need the west in a way that veers towards the mystical, which is just fine to a Holy Spirit adoring tongue talker like me.

It's also a bit of a tongue - in - cheek pitch for The Lasting Supper that I'm passionate about and care about deeply because it is really helping people explore and exercise their spiritual freedom and independence with others of like mind.

It was absolutely nuts, a bit tongue - in - cheek, and I loved it for those very things.

I suspect the «magic space pixie» is a bit tongue - in - cheek (I somehow picture David Bowie in Stardust fashion).

I'm guessing you're being a bit more than tongue - in - cheek here.

Charismatics speak in tongues and some will even allow themselves to be bitten by snakes.

Part of my own journey has been to admit this: I am a bit of a mystic and I speak easily in tongues.

It was well worth it, though my husband did think I was a bit crazy to be baking in the middle of the night he kindly bit his tongue knowing that he wouldn't get any if he criticized too much.

Amazing sweet smooth flavor, but more on the subtle side, I expected a richer flavor, but it is a bit dull, so you have to add more than few drops to get the desirable vanilla flavor, the good side is that it not bitter, but rather sweet, and doesn't cause tongue numbness like some other types I used, I used it for chees cake and the flavor is just right, my only complain would be the small container for the price, as I said it is not robust, you will get through the bottle in no time if you like vanilla as my family do

It's a light batter and you get bits of sour when your tongue finds one of the fresh strawberries mixed in with the batter.

I felt a bit self - conscious about that line — not quite the tongue - in - cheek I often write here.

Bernardino de Sahagún, a Franciscan monk living in Mexico in the sixteenth century, noted the use of chiles for: «An injury to the tongue, biting of the tongue, laceration of the tongue.

They dissolve on your tongue with each bite, like a good shortbread should, in my opinion, and the chocolate helps round everything out.

When Elana Amsterdam recently asked if I would like to review a copy of her new cookbook, Gluten - Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour, I felt extremely honored and a tad bit flabbergasted... a bit like Porky Pig; tripping over my tongue in attempt to utter a simple phrase.

These were so similar to the Nori in taste it surprised my tongue when I took the first bite.

A bit of tongue - in - cheek I thought, didn't expect a reply.

My latter bit on the Niners was in earnest on the ease of the Niners» schedule, but tongue held firmly in cheek regarding Jimmy G.

I take it there is a bit of «tongue in cheek» in your article so I won't comment on it.

All you've done is go back to a historical past, pick out the bad bits that make you feel good, bandy about the idiotic comments that just fall off Mourinhos tongue «specialist in failure» and agree with the likes of Mourinho that we are no good as a club.

Despite biting his tongue, Mourinho did let his guard slip when he said: «I prefer to be in front [in the league] rather than behind, because we have a little space for our mistakes — or the referee's mistakes.»

However, I read that he said the bit about City beating Arsenal quite tongue - in - cheek so I decided to let him off.

With Wayne Rooney looking as useful as a chocolate teapot right now, Bastian Schweinsteiger barely doing anything of note and a group of youngsters who still need a lot of work, Van Gaal must be biting his tongue when he looks back at the players he has sold in the past 16 months.

First of all, I was being a bit tongue - in - cheek.