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  What it means

  Literally “to keep one’s tongue behind one’s teeth.” Means to keep your mouth shut — to say nothing when speaking would cause trouble.

  Vocabulary

  • trzymać — to keep / to hold
  • język — tongue / language
  • zęby — teeth (plural)

  Grammar note

  'Język' is accusative — direct object of 'trzymać'. 'Za zębami' uses the instrumental plural of 'ząb' after 'za' (behind).

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