pick

out of one's mouth

See:

TAKE THE BREAD OUT OF ONE'S MOUTH,

TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE'S MOUTH.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[mouth] See: [BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH], [BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH], [BY WORD OF MOUTH], [DOWN IN THE DUMPS] or [DOWN IN THE MOUTH], [FOAM […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[put words into one's mouth] {v. phr.} To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another's without asking; speak […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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