Their scandalous affair has really set tongues wagging.

他们的风流事可招来了不少闲话。

The scandal set tongues wagging.

这一丑闻引起人们议论纷纷。

A careless remark about his family really set tongues wagging.

无心说了一句他的家庭，大家一下子喋喋不休起来。

Don’t tell anyone your secret—you know how tongues wag around here.

别把你的秘密告诉任何人，你知道这儿的人多么爱嚼舌根。