take the words out of someone's mouth
take the words out of (one's) mouth
To unknowingly say what someone else is thinking or about to say. You took the words right out of my mouth—I think she looks gorgeous, too!
See also: mouth, of, out, take, word
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take the words out of someone's mouth
Anticipate what someone is about to say; also, completely agree with someone. For example, When you mentioned her dislike of fish you took the words right out of my mouth, or You took the words out of my mouth when you said he was stupid. This idiom was first recorded in 1574.
See also: mouth, of, out, take, word
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
take the words out of someone's mouth
If you take the words out of someone's mouth, you say the thing that they were just about to say. `Let's have lunch.' — `Ah, you took the words right out of my mouth, Lisa.'
See also: mouth, of, out, take, word
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
take the words out of someone's mouth
say what someone else was about to say.See also: mouth, of, out, take, word
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
words right out of one's mouth, to take
To agree with someone completely; to anticipate what someone else is about to say. This vivid image was expressed as long ago as the sixteenth century. Richard Grafton used it in A Chronicle at Large (1568; published 1809): “The Pope . . . takying their wordes out of their mouthes, said . . .”
See also: of, out, right, take, word
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- take the words out of (one's) mouth
- take the words out of mouth
- take the words out of somebody's mouth
- took the words right out of my mouth
- put words into someone's mouth, to
- put words in (one's) mouth
- put words in mouth
- put words in someone's mouth
- put words in/into somebody's mouth
- a closed mouth gathers no feet