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born with a silver spoon in your mouth
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born into a rich family, so life was easy
Vietnamese says a golden spoon, English a silver one. Often 'not born with a silver spoon' to praise hard work.
In context
Hung was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worried about money.
She was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and she worked from the age of twelve.
Common mistake
Incorrect: He was born with silver spoon, so he never worked.
Correct: He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so he never worked.
More idioms about food
- a bad appleone bad person who has a bad effect on the rest of a group
- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
- a meal ticketa person or thing that someone uses as a source of money or support