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"[[The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior]]" was an [[old]] [[Rwanda]]n [[proverb]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sonic Screwdriver (feature)}}) | "[[The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior]]" was an [[old]] [[Rwanda]]n [[proverb]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sonic Screwdriver (feature)}}) | ||
Saying that something was "on the tip of [one's] tongue" was another common phrase. The Thirteenth Doctor, mildly [[amnesia]]c from [[Twelfth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]], said that her name was "on the tip of [her]-", before pointing to her own tongue and asking [[Ryan Sinclair]] what it was called. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)}}) | Saying that something was "on the tip of [one's] tongue" was another common phrase. The Thirteenth Doctor, mildly [[amnesia]]c from [[Twelfth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]], said that her name was "on the tip of [her]-", before pointing to her own tongue and asking [[Ryan Sinclair]] what it was called. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)}}) Similarly, to "hold" or "bite [one's] tongue" was a phrase meaning to remain [[silence|silent]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Interesting Times (short story)}}) As [[Sarah Jane Smith]] entered the [[Continental Palace Hotel]] in [[Saigon]], she expected to find [[journalist]]s arguing about [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Henry Kissinger|Kissinger]]. Sarah knew she had to bite her tongue to prevent giving too much away about their [[future]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Interesting Times (short story)}}) | ||
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