in the mouth

Idioms  

1. see down in the dumps (mouth); look a gift horse in the mouth.

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Example Sentences

"I think the results lie only in the mouth of the military," said one 50-year-old resident of Yangon, where voting also takes place on Sunday, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

From Barron's

When bacteria in the mouth break down sugars from food, they release acids that gradually erode tooth enamel and cause cavities.

From Science Daily

He told the Daily Telegraph in 2009, after criticism of the deal: "It's not my business, the second the price is paid. If that is the offer, I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth and suggest they have overpaid me."

From BBC

Never look a gift horse in the mouth, goes the old saying.

From Barron's

Researchers at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College of Biological Sciences and the School of Dentistry set out to explore how bacteria in the mouth communicate and whether that communication could be deliberately disrupted.

From Science Daily