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out of both sides of one's mouth

out of both sides of one's mouth prepositional phrase: indicating contradictory things.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively) Indicating contradictory things.
    • to speak out of both sides of one's mouth
    • to talk out of both sides of one's mouth

Origin of out of both sides of one's mouth

Compare out of the side of one's mouth.

Questions about out of both sides of one's mouth

What does out of both sides of one's mouth mean?
Out of both sides of one's mouth means indicating contradictory things.
What part of speech is out of both sides of one's mouth?
Out of both sides of one's mouth is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of both sides of one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. Out of Africa
  2. out of all proportion
  3. out of battery
  4. out of bed
  5. out of book
  6. out of both sides of one's mouth
  7. out of bounds
  8. out of breath
  9. out of business
  10. out of central casting
  11. out of character

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