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9 PHRASE If you hold your tongue , you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it. □  Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.

10 PHRASE If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue , you mean that you said it by mistake. □  At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue.

11to bite your tongue → see bite

to ngue-in-chee k → see tongue

to ngue-lashing (tongue-lashings ) also tongue lashing N‑COUNT If someone gives you a tongue-lashing , they shout at you or criticize you in a very forceful way. [INFORMAL ] □  After a cruel tongue lashing, he threw the girl out of the group.

to ngue-tied ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone is tongue-tied , they are unable to say anything because they feel shy or nervous. □  In their presence I became self-conscious and tongue-tied.

to ngue-twister (tongue-twisters ) also tongue twister N‑COUNT A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.

ton|ic /tɒ n I k/ (tonics )

1 N‑VAR Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin. □  Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic. □  …low-calorie tonics.

2 N‑VAR A tonic is a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired. □  Britons are spending twice as much on health tonics as they were five years ago.

3 N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] A tonic is anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic. □  Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic. [Also + for ]

to|night ◆◆◇ /təna I t/ ADV [n ADV ] Tonight is used to refer to the evening of today or the night that follows today. □  I'm at home tonight. □  Tonight, I think he proved to everybody what a great player he was. □  There they will stay until 11 o'clock tonight. ● N‑UNCOUNT Tonight is also a noun. □  …tonight's flight to London.

ton|nage /tʌ n I dʒ/ (tonnages )

1 N‑VAR The tonnage of a ship is its size or the amount of space that it has inside it for cargo. [TECHNICAL ]

2 N‑VAR Tonnage is the total number of tons that something weighs, or the total amount that there is of it.

tonne /tʌ n/ (tonnes ) N‑COUNT [num N ] A tonne is a metric unit of weight that is equal to 1000 kilograms. □ [+ of ] …65.5 million tonnes of coal.

ton|sil|li|tis /tɒ ns I la I t I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Tonsillitis is a painful swelling of your tonsils caused by an infection.

ton|sils /tɒ ns I lz/ The form tonsil is used as a modifier. N‑PLURAL Your tonsils are the two small soft lumps in your throat at the back of your mouth.

tony /toʊ ni/ (tonier , toniest ) ADJ If you describe something as tony , you mean it is stylish and sophisticated. [AM ] □  …a tony dance club in Manhattan.

too

➊ ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING

➋ INDICATING EXCESS

➊ too ◆◆◆ /tuː /

1 ADV You use too after mentioning another person, thing, or aspect that a previous statement applies to or includes. □  'Nice to talk to you.'—'Nice to talk to you too.' □  'I've got a great feeling about it.'—'Me too.' □  He doesn't want to meet me. I, too, have been afraid to talk to him. □  We talked to her agent. He's your agent, too, right?