| 词汇 | took the words out of our mouths |
| 释义 | (redirected from took the words out of our mouths)take the words out of (one's) mouthTo unknowingly say what someone else is thinking or about to say. You took the words right out of my mouth—I think she looks gorgeous, too! take the words out of someone's mouthFig. to say something just before someone else was going to say the same thing; to say something that someone who agrees with you might have said. That is exactly right! You took the words right out of my mouth! When you said "expensive," you took the words right out of my mouth! take the words out of someone's mouthAnticipate what someone is about to say; also, completely agree with someone. For example, When you mentioned her dislike of fish you took the words right out of my mouth, or You took the words out of my mouth when you said he was stupid. This idiom was first recorded in 1574. take the words out of someone's mouthIf you take the words out of someone's mouth, you say the thing that they were just about to say. `Let's have lunch.' — `Ah, you took the words right out of my mouth, Lisa.' take the words out of someone's mouthsay what someone else was about to say.take the words (right) out of somebody’s ˈmouthsay exactly what another person was going to say: ‘The speed limit on motorways should be raised.’ ‘I agree completely! You’ve taken the words right out of my mouth!’ |
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