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sharp tongue

Noun

Meaning

a bitter or critical manner of speaking

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A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving

A sharp tongue will cut off its own head. Persian Proverb

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