People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, 1 and smile. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word 2.
For example, if you say 3 things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member that they later 4 because they hurt that person's feelings. The speaker might say “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”
Another 5 is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest, “I did not say that. Do not put 6 in my mouth.”
Information is often spread through our mouths. This is general 7 between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new 8 ?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” The 9 means the person has been told about the movie by others.
Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant 10 with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person might have had a very11 experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “had my 12 in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very 13 family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a 14spoon in his mouth. However, some people live from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most 15 things in life, like food.
