Speakur

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take the bread out of someone's mouth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
take the bread- out of -some-one's -mouth
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive someone of the means of living.

Inflected Forms

takes the bread out of someone's mouth (present, singular) taking the bread out of someone's mouth (participle, present) took the bread out of someone's mouth (past) taken the bread out of someone's mouth (participle, past)

Questions

What does take the bread out of someone's mouth mean?
To deprive someone of the means of living.

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