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21-Aug-2007, 20:46
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Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | |  Mealy-mouthed
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21-Aug-2007, 23:53
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Current Location: Manila First Language: Filipino Member Type: Other | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
It's like talking while your mouth's full!  |
04-Nov-2008, 14:50
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Current Location: Vienna, Austria First Language: Arabic/English Member Type: Other | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
Not brave enough to say what you mean directly and honestly. |
16-Apr-2009, 13:30
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Current Location: U.K First Language: Urdu Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
got right.
At this idiom the image that my mind comes up with is of the person who has been eating busily, heavily or carelessly and as a result has food/food crumbs around their lips. Don't know why (this image). |
16-Aug-2009, 10:48
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Current Location: ****** First Language: urdu Member Type: Student or Learner | |  Re: Mealy-mouthed
Surely how would someone speak clearly with a food-filled mouth??????  | | The Following User Says Thank You to Huda-M For This Useful Post: | |
17-Aug-2009, 02:03
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
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Originally Posted by Huda-M  Surely how would someone speak clearly with a food-filled mouth?????? | I've discovered that this can be done with enough practice.   | | The Following User Says Thank You to PROESL For This Useful Post: | |
25-Aug-2009, 06:06
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Current Location: Japan First Language: Japanese Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
A mealy-mouthed person is someone who says unclearly what he means, usually in order to hide the truth, isn't it? |
25-Aug-2009, 13:45
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
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Originally Posted by Daruma A mealy-mouthed person is someone who says unclearly what he means, usually in order to hide the truth, isn't it? | It's usually because the person is not confident enough to tell the truth or is afraid of being direct and to the point for some reason. It could have something to do with not wanting to reveal the truth - or wanting to hide the truth.
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26-Aug-2009, 00:01
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: Mealy-mouthed
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Originally Posted by Daruma A mealy-mouthed person is someone who says unclearly what he means, usually in order to hide the truth, isn't it? | What are you drinking? | |
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