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took the words out of someone's mouth

took the words out of someone's mouth is the simple past of take the words out of someone's mouth.

Meaning of take the words out of someone's mouth

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)

  1. To say what someone else was about to say themselves.

Questions about took the words out of someone's mouth

What is took the words out of someone's mouth the simple past of?
Took the words out of someone's mouth is the simple past of take the words out of someone's mouth.

Words near took the words out of someone's mouth in the dictionary

  1. took the veil
  2. took the weight off
  3. took the weight off one's feet
  4. took the wheel
  5. took the wind out of someone's sails
  6. took the words out of someone's mouth
  7. took the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  8. took time
  9. took time by the forelock
  10. took time off
  11. took time out

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