Idiom
hold one's mouth right
Meaning
To act in the correct way, and have a little luck.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“To fix this old engine, you just have to hold your mouth right.”
“The lock is very tricky, so you need to hold your mouth right to get it open.”
“Success in this delicate craft requires not only years of practice but also the patience to hold your mouth right when the work becomes difficult.”
Examples
simple
“To fix this old engine, you just have to hold your mouth right.”
contextual
“The lock is very tricky, so you need to hold your mouth right to get it open.”
complex
“Success in this delicate craft requires not only years of practice but also the patience to hold your mouth right when the work becomes difficult.”
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