Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold

Hold your tongue, my lad! I'll deal with you later.

Options

A. Be silent
B. Cool the tongue
C. Gargle
D. Stick out the tongue

Answer

A

Explanation

hold your tongue/ peace : to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion Look at the sentence The party was supposed to be a surprise, but unfortunately the little boy couldn.t hold his tongue. Here, be silent is the right option.