Meanings
present singular third person watches one's mouth · participle present watching one's mouth · participle past watched one's mouth · past watched one's mouth
- derogatoryidiomaticTo be careful about one's speech, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.
You really need to watch your mouth. You're a teacher now!
Synonyms: watch one's language, watch one's tongue
- derogatoryidiomaticIn the imperative form, used as a warning to choose one's words carefully or else be silent, for fear of consequences.
Hey. Watch your mouth. Don't you realize who's listening?
1 more example
You watch your mouth, sis. I may be old, but I can still knock the stars out of the sky for you.
2012, Terese Pampellonne, The Unwelcome ChildSynonyms: language
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be careful about one's speech, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.
verbIn the imperative form, used as a warning to choose one's words carefully or else be silent, for fear of consequences.
Translations
Finnish varoa sanojaan, ei puhua rumia
- varoa sanojaanto be careful about what one says
- ei puhua rumiato be careful about what one says
- olla puhumatta rumiato be careful about what one says
French surveiller son langage, faire attention à ce qu'on dit
- surveiller son langageto be careful about what one says
- faire attention à ce qu'on ditto be careful about what one says
German aufpassen, was man sagt, nicht in diesem Ton reden
- aufpassen, was man sagtto be careful about what one says
- nicht in diesem Ton redento be careful about what one says
- auf seine Ausdrucksweise achtento be careful about what one says
Hungarian vigyáz a szájára
- vigyáz a szájárato be careful about what one says
Italian fare attenzione a quello che si dice, cucirsi la bocca
- fare attenzione a quello che si diceto be careful about what one says
- cucirsi la boccato be careful about what one says
Polish liczyć się ze słowami
- liczyć się ze słowamito be careful about what one says
Portuguese prestar atenção ao que diz, medir as palavras
- prestar atenção ao que dizto be careful about what one says
- medir as palavrasto be careful about what one says
- olha a bocawatch your mouth! (imperative)
Romanian vorbi frumos, avea grijă la limbaj
- vorbi frumosto be careful about what one says
- avea grijă la limbajto be careful about what one says
- vedea la limbajto be careful about what one says
- vedea cum vorbește (cineva)to be careful about what one says
- avea grijă cum vorbește (cineva)to be careful about what one says
- vedea ce vorbește (cineva)to be careful about what one says
- avea grijă ce zice (cineva)to be careful about what one says
- vedea ce zice (cineva)to be careful about what one says
Russian следи́ть за языко́м, следи́ть за база́ром
- следи́ть за языко́м (sledítʹ za jazykóm)to be careful about what one says
- следи́ть за база́ром (sledítʹ za bazárom)to be careful about what one says
Spanish cuida tu boca
- cuida tu bocawatch your mouth! (imperative)
Swedish vårda språket
- vårda språketto be careful about what one says
Turkish ağzını toplamak, ağzını topla
- ağzını toplamakto be careful about what one says
- ağzını toplawatch your mouth! (imperative)
Cite this entry
watch one's mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20one's%20mouth
“watch one's mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20one's%20mouth. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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