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Default Have a plum in ones mouth
Hi,

What is the meaning and usage of this idiom?

Have a plum in ones mouth

Thanks
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Old 24-Aug-2009, 19:26
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Hi,

What is the meaning and usage of this idiom?

Have a plum in ones mouth

Thanks
It is said that upper class people in England speak as if they had a plum in their mouths.
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