Meaning of Idiom ‘Watch Your Mouth’ When we say watch your mouth to someone we are telling them to be careful what they say; to pay attention to the words they use and be mindful and cautious to avoid being offensive or rude; to not curse. Watch your mouth is essentially a way of telling someone, … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’ To put your money where your mouth is means to do something rather than just talk about it; to take actions that support your opinion, statements or position; to use your own money in support of something you say your support. 1,2 Compare put up or … Read more
Also: Have a loud mouth Meaning of Idiom ‘Loudmouth’ A loudmouth is a person who talks too loudly, often boastfully, offensively and continually; one who talks indiscreetly; a gossip. 1,2,3 Compare big mouth. Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Usage A person can be a loudmouth or have … Read more
Also: be a big mouth big mouth Meaning of Idiom ‘Have a Big Mouth’ To have a big mouth means to be talkative and prone to revealing secrets or to be verbally tactless; to talk too much and too loudly, often in an obnoxious or boastful way. To be a big mouth is to be … Read more
Meaning Of Idiom ‘Give Someone a Mouthful’ To give someone a mouthful is to speak to them in a very rude, harsh, abusive, or critical way; to shout or yell at someone; to curse at someone. 1,2 See other mouthful idioms: Examples Of Use “The man gave the other driver a mouthful for stealing his parking … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘A Mouthful’ A mouthful refers to words or names that are long and difficult to say or pronounce. 1,2 Usage This idiom may be confused with say a mouthful, which has a different meaning. The expression ‘you said a mouthful’ generally used to express agreement or acknowledgment of the importance of a statement, … Read more
The idiom ‘you said a mouthful‘ might easily be confused with ‘a mouthful‘ used figuratively. The idiom ‘a mouthful,’ when used alone, refers to words or names that are long and difficult to say or pronounce. If we say, “That’s a mouthful,” we mean “That’s difficult to say or pronounce.” The phrase ‘you said a … Read more
Also: (to have) Foot-in-Mouth Disease Meaning of Idiom ‘To Put Your Foot in Your Mouth To put your foot in your mouth (or put one’s foot in one’s mouth) means to say something embarrassing, tactless, unintentionally insulting, or socially awkward; to commit a social blunder by saying something foolish. 1,2,3 When someone puts his foot in his mouth often, … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Live (from) Hand to Mouth’ To live from hand to mouth means to only have enough money to buy the utmost essentials that one presently needs; to have barely enough money to survive and no ability to save so that one is always on the verge of not having food, shelter, etc.; 1,2,3 … Read more
Also: Straight from the horse’s mouth Meaning of Idiom ‘From the Horse’s Mouth’ When information comes from the horse’s mouth it comes from the best authority or most dependable source, especially when the information comes directly from the person whom the information concerns or who has direct personal knowledge of the situation. 1,2,3 Want to see more … Read more