Grandma always threatened to wash one's mouth out with soap whenever someone swore at the table.

When the rumors started, one kept one's mouth shut to avoid making things worse.

One keeps one's mouth shut when the discussion becomes heated and listens instead.

By keeping one's mouth shut during tense negotiations, managers often avoid unnecessary conflicts.

If a child uses bad language, the grandmother washes one's mouth out with soap as punishment.

One shoots one's mouth off when nervous, then spends days trying to undo the damage.

Avoid shooting one's mouth off when you don't know the full story.

If one shot one's mouth off at the meeting, the manager would be furious.

Growing up, her mother insisted that washing one's mouth out with soap was the only punishment for swearing.

Growing up, I remember my aunt joking that she washed one's mouth out with soap whenever someone swore in front of her.