proverb · North Carolina

Put a bridle on yer tongue

Restrain what you say.

Recorded region

North Carolina

Tradition

Traditional / unattributed

Topic

Speech and discretion

Source

B. J. Whiting, ed., “Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings,” The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, vol. 1 (Duke University Press, 1952), p. 376.

Brown folklore collection; traditional expression recorded in the North Carolina collection.

Source publication: 1952 · Record s-fe28cbcbd5e9

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