say a mouthful — 1. {v. phr.}, {slang} To say something of great importance or meaning; say more by a sentence than the words usually mean. Usually in past tense. * /Tom said a mouthful when he guessed that company was coming to visit. A dozen people came./ 2. {v … Dictionary of American idioms
say a mouthful — 1. {v. phr.}, {slang} To say something of great importance or meaning; say more by a sentence than the words usually mean. Usually in past tense. * /Tom said a mouthful when he guessed that company was coming to visit. A dozen people came./ 2. {v … Dictionary of American idioms
say a mouthful — american informal phrase to say something that is true and important using only a few words Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: mouthful * * * informal say something noteworthy … Useful english dictionary
say a mouthful — If you make an important or lengthy remark, you say a mouthful. The customer said a mouthful when he gave the reason for his dissatisfaction … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
say a mouthful — say something of great importance or meaning or length He really said a mouthful yesterday when he made the announcement about his new job … Idioms and examples
say a mouthful — American informal to say something that is true and important using only a few words … English dictionary
mouthful — [mouth′fool΄] n. pl. mouthfuls 1. as much as the mouth can hold 2. as much as is usually taken into the mouth at one time 3. a small amount, esp. of food 4. Informal a long word or group of words hard to say 5. Slang a pertinent, important, or… … English World dictionary
mouthful — mouth|ful [ˈmauθful] n 1.) an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time ▪ Michael told his story between mouthfuls. mouthful of ▪ Betty drank a mouthful of beer. ▪ He took a mouthful of his pudding. 2.) (a bit of) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mouthful — noun (C) 1 an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time: That was a great steak! I enjoyed every mouthful. 2 a mouthful informal a long word or phrase that is difficult to say: Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
