in the mouth
see down in the dumps (mouth); look a gift horse in the mouth.
Words Nearby in the mouth
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How to use in the mouth in a sentence
Well, I reckon it's about time, an' the best thing you can do, for you look sort o' pinin' an' down-in-the-mouth.
Peggy Stewart at School | Gabrielle E. Jackson"Cherries-in-the-mouth," a somewhat aged and highly-painted Indian, was very much taken with one of the missionaries.
I have always put the utmost confidence in you; but, my good fellow, you must not come to me in this down-in-the-mouth way.
Phoebe, Junior | Mrs [Margaret] OliphantA few years ago he was growing frightfully down-in-the-mouth.
The Big Drum | Arthur Pinero
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