Meaning: allmouth

n.
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

leave a bad taste in one s mouth Idiom, Proverb

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

all mouth and no trousers

boastful and without just reason

All mouth and trousers

(UK) Someone who's all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn't deliver. 'All mouth and no trousers' is also used, though this is a corruption of the original.

Bad mouth

(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)

bad taste in my mouth

(See a bad taste in my mouth)

Bad taste in your mouth

If something leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth, you feel there is something wrong or bad about it.

bad-mouth

say bad things about someone The football players are always bad-mouthing their coach.

bad-mouth someone|bad mouth|mouth

v., slang To say uncomplimentary or libelous things about someone; deliberately to damage another's reputation. It's not nice to bad mouth people.

badmouth

criticize, say bad things about, put down Don't badmouth employers. Don't criticize your references.

big mouth

someone who talks too loud, loud mouth Every crowd has a big mouth - some guy who yells at the cops.

big mouth, have a

big mouth, have a
Also, have or be a loud mouth. Be loquacious, often noisily or boastfully; be tactless or reveal secrets. For example, After a few drinks, Dick turns into a loud mouth about his accomplishments, or Don't tell Peggy anything confidential; she's known for having a big mouth. [Slang; late 1800s]

blabbermouth

a very talkative person--especially one who says things that

born with a silver spoon in his mouth

born into a rich family, accustomed to wealth "Jason won't look for a job; he was born with a silver spoon... ."

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

Idiom(s): born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

Theme: ADVANTAGE

born with many advantages; born to a wealthy family.
• Sally was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
• I'm glad I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth|born|mouth

adj. phr. Born to wealth and comfort; provided from birth with everything wanted; born rich. The stranger's conduct was that of a man who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Compare: WELL-HEELED.

Born with a silver spoon in your mouth

If you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you are born into a rich family.

butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

he is very calm and clear, he is a smooth talker When he's talking to voters, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
Be overly coy or demure; be insincere. For example, She looked quite innocent, as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but we knew better. Already a proverb in John Heywood's collection of 1546, this metaphoric expression alleges that one is literally so cool that butter inside the mouth would not melt.

butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth|butter|melt|mo

informal You act very polite and friendly but do not really care, you are very nice to people but are not sincere. The new secretary was rude to the other workers, but when she talked to the boss, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.

Butter wouldn't melt in their mouth

If someone looks as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouth, they look very innocent.

by word of mouth

by one person speaking to another, person to person, through the grapevine News of his birth traveled by word of mouth. Soon everyone knew that Mary had a baby boy.

by word of mouth|mouth|word

adv. phr. From person to person by the spoken word; orally. The news got around by word of mouth. The message reached him quietly by word of mouth.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

down in the dumps|down|down in the mouth|dumps|mou

adj. phr., informal Sad or discouraged; gloomy; dejected. The boys were certainly down in the dumps when they heard that their team had lost.

down in the mouth

looking sad, having a sad face, a sad sack You'd be down in the mouth, too, if you'd just lost your job.

foam at the mouth

be very angry (like a mad dog) The girl's father was so angry that he was foaming at the mouth.

foam at the mouth|foam|mouth

v. phr., slang To be very angry, like a mad dog. By the time Uncle Henry had the third flat tire he was really foaming at the mouth.

Foot in mouth

This is used to describe someone who has just said something embarrassing, inappropriate, wrong or stupid.

foot in one's mouth, put one's

foot in one's mouth, put one's
Say something foolish, embarrassing, or tactless. For example, Jane put her foot in her mouth when she called him by her first husband's name. This notion is sometimes put as having foot-in-mouth disease, as in He has a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease, always making some tactless remark. The first expression dates from about 1900. The variant, dating from the mid-1900s, is a play on the foot-and-mouth (sometimes called hoof-and-mouth) disease that afflicts cattle, causing eruptions to break out around the mouth and hoofs.

from hand to mouth

poor, spending every cent on necessities They lived from hand to mouth, never enjoying luxury or travel.

from mouth to mouth|from|mouth

adv. phr. See: BY WORD OF MOUTH.

from the horse's mouth

(See straight from the horse's mouth)

gator mouth

1. someone who talks too much: "She's such a gator mouth; she never shuts up"
2. a girl who gives head: "I hear she's a real gator head. Did you have a fun date?"

hand to mouth

(See from hand to mouth)

hand to mouth, from

hand to mouth, from
With only the bare essentials, existing precariously. For example, After she lost her job she was living from hand to mouth. This expression alludes to eating immediately whatever is at hand. [c. 1500]

hand-to-mouth|hand|mouth

adj. Not providing for the future; living from day to day; not saving for later. Many native tribes lead a hand-to-mouth existence, content to have food for one day at a time. John is not a saving boy; he spends his money without thought for the future, and lives a hand-to-mouth life. See: LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH.

have a big mouth

Idiom(s): have a big mouth

Theme: GOSSIP

to be a gossiper; to be a person who tells secrets. (Informal.)
• Mary has a big mouth. She told Bob what I was getting him for his birthday.
• You shouldn't say things like that about people all the time. Everyone will say you have a big mouth.

have foot-in-mouth disease

Idiom(s): have foot-in-mouth disease

Theme: EMBARRASSMENT

to embarrass oneself through a silly verbal blunder. (Informal. This is a parody on foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle and deer. Fixed order.)
• I'm sorry I keep saying stupid things. I guess I have foot-in-mouth disease.
• Yes, you really have foot-in-mouth disease tonight.

heart in one's mouth

a feeling of great fear or nervousness深为惊恐
in our mouths．这只熊从森林里朝我们走来时，我们非常害怕。
Our monitor got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth．我们班长很紧张地站起来发表他的第一次演讲。

heart in one's mouth, have one's

heart in one's mouth, have one's
Be extremely frightened or anxious, as in When the plane was about to take off, my heart was in my mouth. This usage alludes to the heart beating so violently that it appears to leap upward. [Mid-1500s]

heart in one's mouth/boots

heart in one's mouth|boot|boots|heart|heart in one

A feeling of great fear or nervousness.

Often considered trite. Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth. My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house. When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

Heart in your mouth

If your heart is in your mouth, then you feel nervous or scared.

hold your mouth the right way

if you shape your mouth the right way you can do it, the way you hold... """I can't tie a reef knot."" ""Sure you can - if you hold your mouth the right way."""

in the mouth

in the mouth
see down in the dumps; look a gift horse in the mouth.

jungle mouth

smelly breath, unpleasant smell on the breath Most people have jungle mouth when they wake up, eh.

keep one's mouth shut

be or stay silent 闭嘴
This is a cut throat business；keep your mouth shut．这是性命相关的大事，不可乱说。

keep one's mouth shut about

Idiom(s): keep one's mouth shut (about sb or sth)

Theme: SILENCE

to keep quiet about someone or something; to keep a secret about someone or something. (Informal.)
• They told me to keep my mouth shut about the boss or I'd be in big trouble.
• I think I'll keep my mouth shut.

keep one's mouth shut|keep|mouth|shut

v. phr., informal To be or stay silent.

A rude expression when used as a command. When the crooks were captured by the police, their leader warned them to keep their mouths shut. Charles began to tell Barry how to kick the ball, and Barry said angrily, "Keep your mouth shut!"
Synonym: SHUT UP¹.

laugh on the other side of one's mouth|laugh|laugh

v. phr., informal To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. Paul boasted that he was a good skater, but after he fell, he laughed out of the other side of his mouth.

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