mother+tongue

  • 61Mother Teresa — Religion Catholic …

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  • 62tongue-lashing — {n.} A sharp scolding or criticism. * /Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets./ Syn.: PIECE OF ONE S MIND …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 63tongue-lashing — {n.} A sharp scolding or criticism. * /Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets./ Syn.: PIECE OF ONE S MIND …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 64Mother insult — A mother insult is a reference to a person s mother through the use of phrases such as your mother or other regional variants, frequently used to insult the target by way of his or her mother.cite journal url=http://www.juggling.org/… …

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  • 65mother-in-law plant — noun an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name • Syn: ↑dumb cane, ↑mother in law s tongue, ↑Dieffenbachia sequine • Hypernyms: ↑arum, ↑aroid • Member Holony …

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  • 66mother-in-law's tongue — noun 1. stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant • Syn: ↑snake plant, ↑Sansevieria trifasciata • Hypernyms: ↑sansevieria, ↑bowstring hemp 2. an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a… …

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  • 67tongue-lashing — noun A sharp scolding or criticism. Jim s mother gave him a tongue lashing for telling family secrets. Syn.: give a piece of one s mind …

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  • 68native tongue — mother tongue, first language learned …

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  • 69mother-in-law's tongue — noun a West African plant of the agave family, which has long, slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes. [Sansevieria trifasciata.] …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 70mother-in-law's tongue — /mʌðər ɪn lɔz ˈtʌŋ/ (say mudhuhr in lawz tung) noun a plant, Sansevieria trifasciata, of western and central Africa, with long sharp pointed leaves; snake plant. {from the sharpness of the leaves} …