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taken the bread out of someone's mouth

taken the bread out of someone's mouth is the past participle of take the bread out of someone's mouth.

Meaning of take the bread out of someone's mouth

Verb

take the bread out of someone's mouth (third-person singular simple present takes the bread out of someone's mouth, present participle taking the bread out of someone's mouth, simple past took the bread out of someone's mouth, past participle taken the bread out of someone's mouth)

  1. (idiomatic) To deprive someone of the means of living.

Questions about taken the bread out of someone's mouth

What is taken the bread out of someone's mouth the past participle of?
Taken the bread out of someone's mouth is the past participle of take the bread out of someone's mouth.

Words near taken the bread out of someone's mouth in the dictionary

  1. taken the bait
  2. taken the ball and run with it
  3. taken the bench
  4. taken the biscuit
  5. taken the bitter with the sweet
  6. taken the bread out of someone's mouth
  7. taken the Browns to the Super Bowl
  8. taken the bull by the horns
  9. taken the cake
  10. taken the chair
  11. taken the chill off

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