Idiom
sharp tongue
Meaning
The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Be careful, she has a sharp tongue.”
“He often regrets his sharp tongue after he says something mean to his friends.”
“Despite her intelligence, her sharp tongue frequently alienated colleagues and made collaborative work difficult to maintain.”
Examples
simple
“Be careful, she has a sharp tongue.”
contextual
“He often regrets his sharp tongue after he says something mean to his friends.”
complex
“Despite her intelligence, her sharp tongue frequently alienated colleagues and made collaborative work difficult to maintain.”
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