take the words out of someone's mouth

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take the words out of someone's mouth (third-person singular simple present takes the words out of someone's mouth, present participle taking the words out of someone's mouth, simple past took the words out of someone's mouth, past participle taken the words out of someone's mouth)

  1. To say what someone else was about to say themselves.

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  • Often used with right: take the words right out of someone's mouth.

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