take the bread out of someone's mouth

verb

To deprive someone of the means of living.

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Meanings

verbtake 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)

present singular third person takes the bread out of someone's mouth · participle present taking the bread out of someone's mouth · past took the bread out of someone's mouth · participle past taken the bread out of someone's mouth

  1. idiomaticTo deprive someone of the means of living.
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Chicago

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