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hold one's mouth right

hold one's mouth right verb: to act in the correct way, and have a little luck.

Verb

hold one's mouth right (third-person singular simple present holds one's mouth right, present participle holding one's mouth right, simple past and past participle held one's mouth right)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To act in the correct way, and have a little luck.

Forms of hold one's mouth right

third-person singular presentholds one's mouth right
present participleholding one's mouth right
past participleheld one's mouth right
pastheld one's mouth right

Questions about hold one's mouth right

What does hold one's mouth right mean?
Hold one's mouth right means to act in the correct way, and have a little luck.
What part of speech is hold one's mouth right?
Hold one's mouth right is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold one's mouth right?
The past tense of hold one's mouth right is held one's mouth right.

Words near hold one's mouth right in the dictionary

  1. hold one's head above water
  2. hold one's head high
  3. hold one's horses
  4. hold one's jaw
  5. hold one's liquor
  6. hold one's mouth right
  7. hold one's nerve
  8. hold one's nose
  9. hold one's nose up
  10. hold one's own
  11. hold one's peace

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