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takes the bread out of someone's mouth

takes the bread out of someone's mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes the bread out of someone's mouth

What is takes the bread out of someone's mouth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes the bread out of someone's mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take the bread out of someone's mouth.

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

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

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