Idiom: Keep A Civil Tongue In One's HeadCheck definitions of...keepaciviltongueinonesheadMeaningsHow to pronounce "keep a civil tongue in one's head":AU Your browser does not support the audio element. To maintain a polite manner of speaking.A-Z Proximitiesjust in casejust like thatjust the samekangaroo courtkeel over keep a civil tongue in one's head keep a close watchkeep a cool headkeep a lid onkeep a low profilekeep a weather eye openSimilar Idiomskeep a civil tongue in one's headcivil tonguekeep one's headkeep one's head above waterkeep one's head downkeep one's head on a swivelbite one's tonguefind one's tonguehold one's tonguekeep a cool headcat got someone's tongueforked tongueloosen someone's tongueroll off the tonguesharp tonguesilver tongueslip of the tonguespeak with a forked tonguetongue-in-cheekwicked tongueSimilar Phraseshead-to-headkeep abreastkeep an eye onkeep apartkeep awaykeep offkeep quietkeep stepkeep backkeep companykeep downkeep goingkeep guardkeep inkeep in linekeep mumkeep notekeep onkeep openkeep out