verb
Meaning 1
To say what someone else was about to say themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
take the words out of someone's mouth
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: viedä sanat jonkun suusta — Translations
- French: arracher les mots de la bouche — Translations
- French: enlever les mots de la bouche — Translations
- French: ôter les mots de la bouche — Translations
- German: das Wort aus dem Mund nehmen — Translations
- Hungarian: a számból vetted ki a szót — Translations
- Italian: togliere le parole di bocca — Translations
- Italian: levare le parole di bocca — Translations
- Polish: wyjmować z ust — Translations
- Polish: wyjąć z ust — Translations
- Portuguese: tirar as palavras da boca — Translations
- Spanish: quitar las palabras de la boca — Translations
- Turkish: lâfı ağzından almak — Translations