speak when spoken to
A phrase back in the day in which people would tell their children or wife to speak only when an adult begins to talk to you. In other words stay quiet.
Similar to the phrase stay quiet when the adults are talking.
Child comes up to parent and tries to speak while the parent is talking to then parent yells speak when spoken to.
Child comes up to parent and tries to speak while the parent is talking to then parent yells speak when spoken to.
speak when spoken to by Lovewithoutlife November 22, 2013
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