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put words in someone's mouth
Idioms and Phrases
Tell what someone should say, as in Give Janey a chance to answer my question; don't put words in her mouth . This graphic term appeared in the Bible (II Samuel 14:3): āSo Joab put words in her mouth.ā Also see take the words out of one's mouth .Example Sentences
He speaks using a computerized voice that lends itself to the sort of splicing editors must engage in to put words in someoneās mouth.
However, if we assume for a moment that itās illegal, and even impeachable, to put words in someoneās mouth, then it was an illegal and impeachable act when, during a press gaggle in the Oval Office, Trump claimed Nancy Pelosi had said, "We can't impeach him on this conversation. This is a great conversation!"
Recent advances in AI-powered video manipulation technology mean tools are now available that enable you to literally put words in someoneās mouth, or make it look as if they are doing something they have never actually done.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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