put words into a person's mouth

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• put words into one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another s without asking; speak for another without right. * /When he said John here is in favor of the idea. I told him not to put… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put words into one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another s without asking; speak for another without right. * /When he said John here is in favor of the idea. I told him not to put… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put\ words\ into\ one's\ mouth — v. phr. To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another s without asking; speak for another without right. When he said John here is in favor of the idea. I told him not to put words… …   Словарь американских идиом

• put — 1. v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a specified place or position (put it in your pocket; put the children to bed; put your signature here). 2 tr. bring into a specified condition, relation, or state… …   Useful english dictionary

• mouth — n. & v. n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food and emit communicative sounds. b (in humans and some animals) the cavity behind it containing the means of biting and chewing and the vocal organs …   Useful english dictionary

• mouth — mouth1 W1S2 [mauθ] n plural mouths [mauðz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(face)¦ 2 keep your mouth shut 3 open your mouth 4 (you) watch your mouth 5¦(entrance)¦ 6¦(river)¦ 7¦(bottle/container)¦ 8 big m …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mouth — ♦♦ mouths, mouthing, mouthed (The noun is pronounced [[t]ma͟ʊθ[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ma͟ʊð[/t]]. The plural of the noun and the third person singular of the verb are both pronounced [[t]ma͟ʊðz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your mouth… …   English dictionary

• put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mouth — noun /maʊθ / (say mowth) (plural mouths /maʊðz / (say mowdhz)) 1. the opening through which an animal takes in food, or the cavity containing or the parts including the masticating apparatus. 2. the masticating and tasting apparatus. 3. a person… …