down in the mouth
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You look a bit down in the mouth today.”
“He has been down in the mouth ever since his favorite team lost the championship game.”
“Despite the festive decorations and the lively music, she remained noticeably down in the mouth throughout the entire evening.”
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all mouth and no trousers
Alternative form of all mouth and trousers.
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all mouth and trousers
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all one's taste is in one's mouth
One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.
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bad taste in one's mouth
A feeling that something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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big mouth
The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Born rich, or into a wealthy family.
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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).
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hold one's mouth right
To act in the correct way, and have a little luck.
Last updated August 10, 2026