tongues\ to\ wag

tongues\ to\ wag
informal
People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors.

If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag.

When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • tongues wag — {informal} People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. * /If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag./ * /When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • tongues wag — {informal} People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. * /If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag./ * /When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • wag — See: TONGUES TO WAG or TONGUES WAG …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tongues\ wag — informal People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag. When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • wag — wagger, n. /wag/, v., wagged, wagging, n. v.t. 1. to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, esp. rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail. 2. to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter. 3. to shake (a… …   Universalium

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