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out of the side of one's mouth

out of the side of one's mouth prepositional phrase: falsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively) Falsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.
    • speak out of the side of one's mouth
    • talk out of the side of one's mouth

Origin of out of the side of one's mouth

Compare out of both sides of one's mouth.

Questions about out of the side of one's mouth

What does out of the side of one's mouth mean?
Out of the side of one's mouth means falsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.
What part of speech is out of the side of one's mouth?
Out of the side of one's mouth is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of the side of one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
  2. out of the ordinary
  3. out of the picture
  4. out of the question
  5. out of the running
  6. out of the side of one's mouth
  7. out of the starting gate
  8. out of the way
  9. out of the window
  10. out of the woods
  11. out of thin air

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