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taking the bread out of someone's mouth

taking the bread out of someone's mouth is the present participle and gerund 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 taking the bread out of someone's mouth

What is taking the bread out of someone's mouth the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the bread out of someone's mouth is the present participle and gerund of take the bread out of someone's mouth.

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

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

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