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English
Verb
take the words out of someone's mouth (third-person singular simple present takes the words out of someone's mouth, present participle taking the words out of someone's mouth, simple past took the words out of someone's mouth, past participle taken the words out of someone's mouth)
- To say what someone else was about to say themselves.
Usage notes
- Often used with right: take the words right out of someone's mouth.
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- “take the words out of someone's mouth”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “take the words out of sb s mouth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “take the words out of someone's mouth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.