C1idiominformalcommunicationIELTS-friendly
take the words right out of someone's mouth
USUK
to say exactly what someone else was about to say
Almost always past tense, said to agree warmly: 'You took the words right out of my mouth!' 'Right' is sometimes left out.
In context
You took the words right out of my mouth: this place is too expensive.
She took the words right out of my mouth when she suggested a break.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue