| 词汇 | born with a silver spoon in mouth |
| 释义 | Idiom born with a silver spoon in mouthborn with a silver spoon in (your) mouth to have opportunities that you did not earn but that you have from the influence of your family.Bill was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth – he came from a poor family and earned his success through hard work. Etymology: from the idea that silver spoons were given at birth to wealthy children born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouthBorn into a wealthy family. We may both be wealthy now, but I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had nothing when I was young, and all of my fortune is down to my own hard work. Everyone who attends that university was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, so I just don't think it's the right place for me. born with a silver spoon in one's mouthFig. born into wealth and privilege. James doesn't know anything about working for a living; he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Most of the students at the exclusive private college were born with silver spoons in their mouths. |
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