sets tongues wagging 说闲话

如果某人所做的事 sets tongues wagging, 意思就是让人说闲话。

例句

Mr Hellman wore the same t-shirt to work every day for a week. It really set tongues wagging: some thought he just didn't wash it, others thought it was because he hadn't been home all week.

Matilda and Michelle set tongues wagging when they left the office early yesterday. Nobody knew what they were doing.

请注意

如果你 give someone a tongue-lashing 意思就是把别人训斥一番。

Bill got a tongue-lashing from his wife after he ruined her dress in the washing machine.