take the words out of someone's mouth
take the words out of someone's mouth verb: to say what someone else was about to say themselves.
Verb
take the words out of someone's mouth (third-person singular simple present takes the words out of someone's mouth, present participle taking the words out of someone's mouth, simple past took the words out of someone's mouth, past participle taken the words out of someone's mouth)
- To say what someone else was about to say themselves.
Forms of take the words out of someone's mouth
| third-person singular present | takes the words out of someone's mouth |
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| present participle | taking the words out of someone's mouth |
| past | took the words out of someone's mouth |
| past participle | taken the words out of someone's mouth |
Questions about take the words out of someone's mouth
- What does take the words out of someone's mouth mean?
- Take the words out of someone's mouth means to say what someone else was about to say themselves.
- What part of speech is take the words out of someone's mouth?
- Take the words out of someone's mouth is a verb.
- What is the past tense of take the words out of someone's mouth?
- The past tense of take the words out of someone's mouth is took the words out of someone's mouth.
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