to weigh one's words
01
to take a moment to ponder what one is about to say
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formal
idiom
أمثلة
The manager paused to weigh his words before announcing the bad news.
02
to carefully think about what someone else has said
idiom
أمثلة
The politician, aware of the sensitive topic, chose to weigh his words in order to maintain public trust.
