take\ the\ bread\ out\ of\ one's\ mouth
- take\ the\ bread\ out\ of\ one's\ mouth
v. phr.
To take away or not give your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure.
She accused her husband of drinking and gambling - taking bread out of his children's mouths.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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take the bread out of one's mouth — {v. phr.} To take away or not give your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure. * /She accused her husband of drinking and gambling taking bread out of his children s mouths./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bread out of one's mouth — {v. phr.} To take away or not give your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure. * /She accused her husband of drinking and gambling taking bread out of his children s mouths./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's mouth — See: TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE S MOUTH, TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's mouth — See: TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE S MOUTH, TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
out\ of\ one's\ mouth — See: take the bread out of one s mouth, take the words out of one s mouth … Словарь американских идиом
mouth — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN IN THE DUMPS or DOWN IN THE MOUTH, FOAM AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… … Dictionary of American idioms
mouth — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN IN THE DUMPS or DOWN IN THE MOUTH, FOAM AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… … Dictionary of American idioms
mouth — See: born with a silver spoon in one s mouth, butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth, by word of mouth, down in the dumps or down in the mouth, foam at the mouth, heart in one s mouth, keep one s mouth shut, laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth,… … Словарь американских идиом
bread — See: HALF A LOAF is BETTER THAN NONE, KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON, TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
bread — See: HALF A LOAF is BETTER THAN NONE, KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE S BREAD IS BUTTERED ON, TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms