born with a silver spoon in your mouth

born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth

Born into a wealthy family. We may both be wealthy now, but I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had nothing when I was young, and all of my fortune is down to my own hard work. Everyone who attends that university was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, so I just don't think it's the right place for me.

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

If you say that someone was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, you mean that their parents were very rich. He's wealthy now but he certainly wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Note: You can use silver-spoon before a noun to describe a person like this or their lifestyle. Hers was no silver-spoon upbringing. Note: You often use this expression to show disapproval. Note: This expression goes back to the 17th century. The reference is to babies from wealthy families being fed using silver spoons.

词组	born with a silver spoon in your mouth
释义	born with a silver spoon in your mouth born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth Born into a wealthy family. We may both be wealthy now, but I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had nothing when I was young, and all of my fortune is down to my own hard work. Everyone who attends that university was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, so I just don't think it's the right place for me. See also: born, mouth, silver, spoon Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. born with a silver spoon in your mouth If you say that someone was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, you mean that their parents were very rich. He's wealthy now but he certainly wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Note: You can use silver-spoon before a noun to describe a person like this or their lifestyle. Hers was no silver-spoon upbringing. Note: You often use this expression to show disapproval. Note: This expression goes back to the 17th century. The reference is to babies from wealthy families being fed using silver spoons. See also: born, mouth, silver, spoon Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth be born with a silver spoon in your mouth born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth born with a silver spoon in mouth born with a silver spoon born be born that way be/be born/be made that way bred References in periodicals archive Mr Chope, you are an ignorant numbskull, who, having been born with a silver spoon in your mouth and never having to worry about money, does not have a clue about the real world. A party in a minority; YOUR VOICE If unlike Emma you weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth, then many of the homes are available through the Help to Buy scheme. VILLAGE PEOPLE If unlike Emma weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth, then many of homes are available through the Help to Buy scheme. VILLAGE PEOPLE How come if you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, the law turns coy on you? Law of the silver spoon Mrs Cheer, 54, previously spent 28 years in uniform proving you don't need to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to reach the top in your career. FROM joining Essex Police [...] Auctioneers Bigwood said: "If you feel you really should have been born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you can can buy your way into the world of the landed gentry. Buy your way to be lord of the manor
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