0 If what someone says or does starts tongues wagging, it causes other people to start talking and guessing things about their private lives:
Do you think if we leave the party together it will set/start tongues wagging?
They tried to keep their affair secret, but it wasn't long before tongues began to wag.
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May 10, 2021
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