It is better to remain silent, than to talk without purpose.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Don't whisper, let alone speak.

We cannot allow the matter to get any more complicated [involved].

Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.

Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.

Some seldom speak unless spoken to.

Some people seldom speak unless they're spoken to.

There are people who seldom speak unless they're spoken to.

Don't speak unless you have something worth saying.

There is nothing more for me to talk about.

There's nothing left to talk about.

There's no need to speak so loud.

You don't need to speak so loud.

It is no use talking with them any longer.

You don't have to stand on ceremony with me.

You shouldn't butt in on our conversation. It's none of your business.

He spoke so little to the purpose that he had better have left it undone.

Don't speak out of order.

I feel lonely here with no one to talk to.

I'm not good at speaking.

I need more conversational practice.

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.

listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation

To speak is one thing and to write is another.

Talking like this, we are getting nowhere.

He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue.

It is true that they talk a lot, but they say little.

I recommend giving it to them straight, don't waffle your way around the subject.

We must have the whole story; don't hold anything back.

As we have to deal with a notorious scoundrel, I must pocket the insult as best I may.