Idiom
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Meaning
Born rich, or into a wealthy family.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
“You act like you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth.”
“They were born with silver spoons in their mouths and own three houses.”
“She never had to work, since she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.”
“The politician struggles to connect with workers because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never faced financial hardship.”
“Many people assume the new CEO was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she actually grew up in a very poor neighborhood.”
“Though born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he chose to build his own company rather than rely on family wealth.”
Examples
simple
“He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
“You act like you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth.”
“They were born with silver spoons in their mouths and own three houses.”
contextual
“She never had to work, since she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.”
“The politician struggles to connect with workers because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never faced financial hardship.”
“Many people assume the new CEO was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she actually grew up in a very poor neighborhood.”
complex
“Though born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he chose to build his own company rather than rely on family wealth.”
Origin
* According to some, the original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. The converse was born with a wooden ladle. * However, the phrase is first recorded as a Scottish proverb in the form "Every Man is no born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth" (1721).
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