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save one's breath to cool one's porridge

save one's breath to cool one's porridge verb: to refrain from speech where it is futile or not wanted; to shut up.

Verb

save one's breath to cool one's porridge (third-person singular simple present saves one's breath to cool one's porridge, present participle saving one's breath to cool one's porridge, simple past and past participle saved one's breath to cool one's porridge)

  1. (imperative, often) To refrain from speech where it is futile or not wanted; to shut up.

Synonyms of save one's breath to cool one's porridge

Forms of save one's breath to cool one's porridge

third-person singular presentsaves one's breath to cool one's porridge
present participlesaving one's breath to cool one's porridge
past participlesaved one's breath to cool one's porridge
pastsaved one's breath to cool one's porridge

Questions about save one's breath to cool one's porridge

What does save one's breath to cool one's porridge mean?
Save one's breath to cool one's porridge means to refrain from speech where it is futile or not wanted; to shut up.
What part of speech is save one's breath to cool one's porridge?
Save one's breath to cool one's porridge is a verb.
What is the past tense of save one's breath to cool one's porridge?
The past tense of save one's breath to cool one's porridge is saved one's breath to cool one's porridge.

Words near save one's breath to cool one's porridge in the dictionary

  1. save for
  2. save for a rainy day
  3. save harmless
  4. save it
  5. save one's breath
  6. save one's breath to cool one's porridge
  7. save one's neck
  8. save one's skin
  9. save over
  10. save point
  11. save points

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