10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF SOMEONE'S MOUTH»
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take the words out of someone's mouth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
take the words out of someone's mouth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford Dictionary
of English Idioms
... a person's words literally or exactly, especially by believing them or doing as
they suggest. take someone's word (for it) believe what someone says or writes
without checking for yourself. take the words out of someone's mouth: see
MOUTH.
2
By Word
of Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
... brainwash, take the words out of someone's mouth, take one's breath away.
The actions violate the self control of the affected person. His words, ideas or
capacity to speak/act are influenced by an outsider. In pick someone's brains the
...
3
The American Heritage Dictionary
of Idioms, Second Edition
... take the wind out of someone's sails; take the words out of someone's mouth.
take over Assume control, management, or possession of, as in The pilot told his
copilot to take over the controls, or There's a secret bid to take over our company.
4
A Collection
of Confusible Phrases
... time) take the trouble to do something (have trouble to do something) take the
water take the waters (take the water) take the words out of someone's mouth (put
words into someone 's mouth) take time (take one 's time) take time off take time ...
... they took her at her word and arrived the following week. take the words out of (
someone's) mouth to say something which is exactly what (someone) was about
to say or would have said if asked: 'Donald doesn't trust her — do you, Donald?
6
The Chambers Dictionary
... when one has no means of knowing personally; take the words out of
someone's mouth to say exactly what someone else was about to say; take (or
take up) the word to begin speaking or continue a discourse begun by someone
else; the ...
7
Conceptualizations and Mental Processing in Language
Yet another use of the container image describes the LA as the removal of
something from a container: pick someone's brains, brainwash, take the words
out of someone's mouth, take one's breath away. The actions violate the self
control of ...
Richard A. Geiger, Brygida Rudzka-Ostyn, 1993
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The Wordsworth Dictionary
of Idioms
... they took her at her word and arrived the following week. take the words out of (
someone's) mouth to say something which is exactly what (someone) was about
to say or would have said if asked: 'Donald doesn't trust her — do you, Donald?
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
BREAD to take the words out of someone's mouth ii WORD move * not to move a
muscle .tSC^^JKl (Our dog lied quite still; not moved a muscle. •&{["] * on the
move 1. ftfiSKl 'V > &S£Ji "f4 2. trftg : fflftiftfk (According to the report the enemy ...
10
General Knowledge
of English Literature
To leave a nasty taste in the mouth—to leave an unpleasant impression with
someone. To put wordsinto someone's mouth—to accuse someone of saying
things thathehasnot said. To take the words out of someone's mouth—to say
something ...
