|
Idiom |
Meaning |
|
Keep a stiff upper
lip |
If
a person keeps a stiff upper lip, they contain their emotion
and do not let other people see their feelings.
"When she heard the bad news, she kept a stiff upper lip." |
|
Make your mouth water |
Food can make your mouth water when it looks and smells
extremely good.
"That delicious smell from the kitchen is making my mouth water." |
|
Butter wouldn't melt in
your mouth. |
If you say that somebody looks as if butter
wouldn't melt in their
mouth, you are saying that they look completely innocent, but that
they are capable of doing unpleasant things. |
| Foam
at the mouth |
Someone who foams at the mouth is extremely angry about
something.
"The director was foaming at the mouth when he saw a picture of
his
children in the newspaper." |
|
Put money where your mouth is |
To put money where your mouth is means to
give financial support
to activities or causes that you believe are right. |
Take
the words out of somebody's
mouth |
If you say exactly what someone else was going to say, you
take the
words out of their mouth.
"I
entirely agree with you. You took the words out of my mouth." |