weigh one's words

English

Verb

weigh one's words

(figuratively) to think carefully about what one will say.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: punnita sanansa

French: peser ses mots

See also

mince words

Further reading

“weigh your words” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“weigh your words” (US) / “weigh your words” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“weigh one's words” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
“weigh your words” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“weigh one's words” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

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