hålla tungan rätt i mun

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === hålla tungan rätt i munnen === Etymology === Literally, "keep one's tongue right (correctly) in (one's) mouth," with idiomatic phrasing ("munnen" would be more expected grammatically). === Verb === hålla tungan rätt i mun (present håller tungan rätt i mun, preterite höll tungan rätt i mun, supine hållit tungan rätt i mun, imperative håll tungan rätt i mun) (idiomatic) to be careful and focused so as to not make a mistake (while performing some delicate task, or often in the sense in the being careful about what one says) === References === tunga in Svensk ordbok (SO) tunga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)