sharp tongue | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in aharsh,critical, orinsultingmanner.1819,Washington Irving,Rip Van Winkle:Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on; a tart temper never mellows with age, and asharp tongueis the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.1910,H. Rider Haggard, chapter 5, inQueen Sheba's Ring:He hated the Professor, who smelt the rogue in him, and scourged him continually with hissharp tongue.2003July 28, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Washington Memo: Can a 'Wire Brush' Learn Civility?”, inNew York Times, retrieved12 May 2014:Mr. Thomas rarely misses a chance to use hissharp tongue. Republicans are terrified of him; Democrats call him a bully.

Examples:

EN: life with her hadn't been easy for our good Clausen no, she had a sharp tongue
ES: Bueno, querido Consejero Médico, Ud. ya lo sabe. El bueno de Clausen no lo tuvo fácil con ella. No, tenía una lengua afilada.
EN: - Sharp words from sharp tongue?
ES: - ¿Palabras afiladas de lengua afilada?
EN: She has a sharp tongue, but she doesn't mean what she says.
ES: Ha estado agria con Ud. pero no se lo tome en cuenta.
EN: Smitty, did anybody ever tell you that sharp tongue never won fond husband?
ES: SMITTY, ALGUIEN LE DIJO ALGUNA VEZ ¿ESA LENGUA AFILADA NUNCA GANÓ FONDO ESPOSO?
EN: You still have a sharp tongue.
ES: Todavía tienes una lengua afilada.
EN: Why, grandma, what a sharp tongue you have.
ES: Abuelita, que lengua tan afilada...
EN: Watch your sharp tongue, my angel.
ES: Modera esa lengua, tesoro.
EN: Nuiko really has a sharp tongue
ES: Me gusta de Nuiko que no tiene pelos en la lengua...
EN: You got a sharp tongue
ES: Tienes una lengua afilada
EN: Our young friend has a very sharp tongue.
ES: Nuestro joven amigo tiene una lengua muy afilada.
EN: -She has a sharp tongue.
ES: - Tiene una lengua afilada.
EN: You have a pretty sharp tongue for a man about to say goodbye to this world, Batman.
ES: Tienes una lengua muy afilada para ser un hombre a punto de dejar este mundo, Batman
EN: You have a sharp tongue, Miss Corman.
ES: Tiene una lengua afilada, Srta. Corman.
EN: —With a sharp tongue on occasions.
ES: Con una lengua muy afilada en ocasiones.
EN: Charles, tell her to keep her sharp tongue and low mind to herself.
ES: Charles, dile que mantenga su lengua afilada y mente baja para sí misma.

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