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a closed mouth doesn't get fed

a closed mouth doesn't get fed proverb: someone who does not express their needs or desires is less likely to obtain them.

Proverb

a closed mouth doesn't get fed

  1. Someone who does not express their needs or desires is less likely to obtain them.

Questions about a closed mouth doesn't get fed

What does a closed mouth doesn't get fed mean?
A closed mouth doesn't get fed means someone who does not express their needs or desires is less likely to obtain them.
What part of speech is a closed mouth doesn't get fed?
A closed mouth doesn't get fed is a proverb.

Words near a closed mouth doesn't get fed in the dictionary

  1. a chicken in every pot
  2. a cigar is a cigar
  3. a cigar is just a cigar
  4. a clock
  5. a closed mouth catches no flies
  6. a closed mouth doesn't get fed
  7. a closed mouth gathers no feet
  8. a cold day in July
  9. a contented mind is a perpetual feast
  10. A Coruña
  11. a creaking door hangs long on its hinges

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