（17）phrases related to Mouth与Mouth有关的短语

1. Do not bad mouth me. 别说我坏话；I won't bad mouth Jay even if it kills me.
2. I really put my foot in my mouth this time. Put one's foot in one's mouth=say something embarrassing, make a flux-pas,失言，说错话了。I certainly put my foot in my mouth at the part last night when I asked Mister Brown to say hello to his wife for me. Some how I'd forgotten that his wife died six months ago.
3. down in the mouth: 沮丧，垂头丧气。Why do you look so down in the mouth? 你为什么显示这样消沉？ She gets down in the mouth over the least little thing. 她动不动就情绪低落. =down in the dumps.
4. do not put words in my mouth: 替某人说出你觉得他该说的话，把话强加于某人。I never mentioned going away for a holiday: don't put words into my mouth. 我从没有提过要去度假，不要把这话强加于我。Now you are putting words into my mouth. When did I say anything about moving.
5. word of mouth/by word of mouth: 口碑，口耳相传。This restaurant is so small, but it's always crowded. How did you find out about it ? I beard by word of mouth that they had great food.
6. mouthpiece: 代言人，机关报。The newspaper is the mouthpiece of the government.
7. you took the words right out of my mouth: 说出了某人想说的话，观点不谋而合. A: Did you see that girl in our English class. she is really beautiful. B: You took the words right out of my mouth.
8. left a bad taste in my mouth: 留下坏印象。 Her rudeness to the old man left a bad taste in my mouth. 她对那位老人的粗暴态度，给我留下很坏的印象。=leave a nasty taste in one's mouth
9. I had my heart in my mouth: 使人非常害怕，心都被提到嗓子眼。I had my heart in my mouth when the other car ran through the red light and I knew we were about to crash. =make one's heart leap out of his mouth, one's heart stood still.
10. a person, who was born with a sliver spoon in his mouth: 出生在富有的家庭，不用到外面去找工作谋生。I'll tell you the good thing about our boss. He was born with a sliver spoon in his mouth and doesn't have to work at all. But he really works harder than anybody in the office.
11. live from hand to mouth: 仅能糊口。He got very little pay so he live from hand to mouth.
12. a mouthy child: 喜欢多嘴的小孩。=someone who talk a lot and says what he thinks even if it is rude.
13. stop mouthing off: 不要再胡说了。If you don't stop your mouth off, I won't tell you anything in the future.
14. running one's mouth: 说得太多，大嘴巴。