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Meanings of sharp tongue in English

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Usage of sharp tongue in English
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The old woman's sharp tongue had stung him in a tender spot.
Tales of the Wilderness
2
His sharp tongue and outspoken language were never consistent with courtly subserviency.
Great Violinists and Pianists
3
But perhaps you are glad of a rest from her sharp tongue.
The Princess Passes
4
Sir Patrick's sharp tongue had got the better of him once more.
Man and Wife
5
He has no vices that I know of, except a sharp tongue.
Marzio's Crucifix, and Zoroaster
6
She was a strong girl, and handsome, but had a sharp tongue.
The Call of the South / 1908
7
That she wasn't damaging me with her sharp tongue and derogatory comments.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
8
Maybe sixty or seventy, with that sharp tongue and those old-ladyish ways.
The Oracle Glass
9
Lucrezia's sharp tongue was unbearable, and she made mischief among them all.
Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters
10
Would she anger my lady to my ruin with her sharp tongue?
A Monk of Fife / Being the Chronicle Written by Norman Leslie of...
11
His bride-to-be still had a sharp tongue sheathed in her velvet mouth.
Anno Dracula
12
I hate a sharp tongue, the ruin of kingdom and home.
The Sayings of Confucius
13
Alt-J have responded to being the latest victims of Noel Gallagher's sharp tongue.
BBC
14
She had few friends and bore a reputation of having a sharp tongue.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
15
He had simply furnished her sharp tongue with a new sting.
The New Magdalen
16
A churlish silence is harder to endure than a sharp tongue.
Wise or Otherwise
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common