Take the bread out of somebody's mouth In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "take the bread out of somebody's mouth", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2020-11-18 11:11

Meaning of Take the bread out of somebody's mouth

Take the bread out of somebody's mouth British verb phrase

To take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live

The storm took the bread out of many poor farmers' mouth.

The pandemic has taken the bread out of many people's mouth in the world.

The Coronavirus pandemic has taken the bread out of many people's mouth in the world.

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Grammar and Usage of Take the bread out of somebody's mouth

Verb Forms

  • take the bread out of somebody's mouth
  • took the bread of somebody's mouth
  • be taking the bread out of somebody's mouth
  • have taken the bread out of somebody's mouth

Starting of the idiom is a verb, we need to conjugate tense for the verb.

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