mouthful

noun

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

Idioms

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[countable] an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time
- She took a mouthful of water.
- Thank you, but I couldn’t eat another mouthful.
- He talked eagerly between mouthfuls of salad.
Extra Examples
- I choked on a mouthful of tea.
- She answered through a mouthful of cake.
- She landed on her face, getting a mouthful of sand.
- She took a large mouthful of bread and started to read the letter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- huge
- large
- first
- …
verb + mouthful
- drink
- eat
- gulp
- …
preposition
- between mouthfuls
- through a mouthful
- mouthful of
- …
See full entry
[singular] (informal) a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce
- My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful.
- Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows (what a mouthful!)

Idioms

give somebody a mouthful

(informal, especially British English) to speak angrily to somebody, perhaps swearing at them
- He gave the referee a mouthful.

say a mouthful

(North American English, informal) to say something important
- You said a mouthful there, buddy.

单词	mouthful
释义	mouthful noun /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time She took a mouthful of water. Thank you, but I couldn’t eat another mouthful. He talked eagerly between mouthfuls of salad. Extra Examples I choked on a mouthful of tea. She answered through a mouthful of cake. She landed on her face, getting a mouthful of sand. She took a large mouthful of bread and started to read the letter. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective huge large first … verb + mouthful drink eat gulp … preposition between mouthfuls through a mouthful mouthful of … See full entry [singular] (informal) a word or a phrase that is long and complicated or difficult to pronounce My name’s Zacharias. You can call me Zach if it’s too much of a mouthful. Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows (what a mouthful!) Idioms give somebody a mouthful (informal, especially British English) to speak angrily to somebody, perhaps swearing at them He gave the referee a mouthful. say a mouthful (North American English, informal) to say something important You said a mouthful there, buddy.
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