take the words out of one's mouth

take the words out of one's mouth
{v. phr.} To say what another is just going to say; to put another's thought into words. * /"Let's go to the beach tomorrow." "You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that."/ * /I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the words out of my mouth and said she would like to see one./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • take the words out of one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say what another is just going to say; to put another s thought into words. * / Let s go to the beach tomorrow. You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that. / * /I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ the\ words\ out\ of\ one's\ mouth — v. phr. To say what another is just going to say; to put another s thought into words. Let s go to the beach tomorrow. You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that. I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the words out of …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take the words out of one's mouth — say something someone else was going to say He took the words right out of my mouth when he answered your question …   Idioms and examples

  • take the words out of one's mouth — phrasal : to utter the exact words about to be used by another …   Useful english dictionary

  • out of one's mouth — See: TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE S MOUTH, TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE S MOUTH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of one's mouth — See: TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE S MOUTH, TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE S MOUTH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out\ of\ one's\ mouth — See: take the bread out of one s mouth, take the words out of one s mouth …   Словарь американских идиом

  • mouth — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN IN THE DUMPS or DOWN IN THE MOUTH, FOAM AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mouth — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN IN THE DUMPS or DOWN IN THE MOUTH, FOAM AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mouth — See: born with a silver spoon in one s mouth, butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth, by word of mouth, down in the dumps or down in the mouth, foam at the mouth, heart in one s mouth, keep one s mouth shut, laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth,… …   Словарь американских идиом

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