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Idioms: the mouth

Many words and expressions are associated to it... It's often referred to and therefore, it

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       A (big) mouthful...                                                            To keep one's mouth shut

                                      

      It makes his mouth water                                                                 Blabbermouths...

- To make one mouthful of sth/ to swallow sth in one mouthful

- not to miss a mouthful

- to make one's mouth water

- to screw up one's mouth

Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth...	: with the bare minimum
To put one's foot in one's mouth                     : to say something stupid)	Remaining silent to avoid              saying something stupid ...
To leave a bad impression...	To use vulgar language                (as sailors are supposed to do!)
Don't be too choosy...                  Don't criticize what you're given...	Don't look into the lion's mouth... **
"straight from the horse's mouth"                               : from the source!	: very angry, enraged!

 * He has put  his foot in his mouth: he has made an embarrassing blunder 

** To look into the lion's mouth/ den: to submit oneself to predictable danger or trouble 

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1. 'If I were you, I’d keep my mouth shuthave a big mouthmake my mouth waterI don't know and wouldn’t complain… You have already got more than you’re allowed to keep here…'



2. 'He’s such a mouthfulfoul-mouthed boya big mouthI don't know that if you tell him a secret, he’ll repeat it, willingly or not!'



3. 'When I entered the house, the strong smell of chocolate cake made my mouth waterleft a bad taste in my mouthwas right from the horse's mouthI don't know, and I stood in front of the oven and waited impatiently…'



4. 'If you don’t believe me, go and talk to him. You’ll hear the information straight from the horse's mouthstraight from a big mouthI don't know and know that it’s true.'



5. Knowing that I had inadvertently helped him to cheat, has put my foot in my mouthleft a bad taste in my mouthmade my mouth waterI don't know, especially as he boasted about his performance…



6. Often, I should think twice before talking… I’ve just put my foot in my mouthfelt a bad taste in my mouthlearnt it from the horse's mouthI don't know and humiliated Linda unwillingly...



7. Leo’s so greedy that he’s just made his mouth watermade one mouthfulput his foot in his mouthI don't know of what was cooked to be the couple’s dessert…



8. 'I saw Pete this morning. He looked a bit down in the mouthfoul-mouthedstraight from the horse's mouthI don't know, and I 've tried to cheer him up.'



9. 'Sorry, he wasn’t with his foot in his mouthmade a mouthful of itborn with a silver spoonI don't know and really made his way up the social ladder by himself…'



10. 'You really shouldn’t leave now! Driving in such dangerous conditions is like putting your head in the lion's mouthput your foot in your mouthmake one mouthfulI don't know ! Do be careful!