take the words out of someone's mouth

verb

To say what someone else was about to say themselves.

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Meanings

verbtake 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)

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

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

Translations

Finnish viedä sanat jonkun suusta
  • viedä sanat jonkun suustaTranslations
French arracher les mots de la bouche, enlever les mots de la bouche
  • arracher les mots de la boucheTranslations
  • enlever les mots de la boucheTranslations
  • ôter les mots de la boucheTranslations
German das Wort aus dem Mund nehmen
  • das Wort aus dem Mund nehmenTranslations
Hungarian a számból vetted ki a szót
  • a számból vetted ki a szótTranslations
Italian togliere le parole di bocca, levare le parole di bocca
  • togliere le parole di boccaTranslations
  • levare le parole di boccaTranslations
Polish wyjmować z ust, wyjąć z ust
  • wyjmować z ustTranslations
  • wyjąć z ustTranslations
Portuguese tirar as palavras da boca
  • tirar as palavras da bocaTranslations
Spanish quitar las palabras de la boca
  • quitar las palabras de la bocaTranslations
Turkish lâfı ağzından almak
  • lâfı ağzından almakTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

take the words out of someone's mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20words%20out%20of%20someone's%20mouth

MLA

“take the words out of someone's mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20words%20out%20of%20someone's%20mouth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the words out of someone's mouth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20words%20out%20of%20someone's%20mouth.

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