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Swedish
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)
När man desarmerar bomber gäller det att hålla tungan rätt i mun- When defusing bombs, you have to be be careful and focused ("have to keep your tongue right in your mouth")
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