Я29
ТОЧИТЬ/ПОТОЧИТЬ ЯЗЫК
highly coll (V?\
subj:
human 1. to engage in idle chatter
X точит язык — X wags his tongue
X shoots the breeze (the bull)X flaps his jaws (gums)X gabs (jabbers, chatters) away.
2. \Я-29 на ком ( impfv only) to gossip maliciously, make snide or mocking remarks about s.o. : X точит язык на Y-e - X picks Y apart
X makes sport (fun) of YX makes Y the butt of X's ridicule (jokes).