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• say a mouthful
  сказать что-либо важное, необычное, потрясающее

  My friend did say a mouthful when she narrated her unusual story.
• bigmouth
  шумный, хвастливый и глупый собеседник, говорун

  Nora Dales is a bigmouth and I hate talking with her.
• give (someone) a tongue-lashing
  ругать кого-либо, распекать

  Ms. Rotenberg gave her son a tongue-lashing when she learnt about his bad behavior at school.
• keep one's mouth shut
  помалкивать, "держать язык за зубами",

  "If you have nothing to say, then keep your mouth shut and don't interrupt."
• find one's tongue
  найтись, что сказать

  I was so mad at Tina that I couldn't find my tongue.
• ram (something) down (someone's) throat
  навязывать кому-либо что-либо (своё мнение, взгляды)

  "I don't want you to ram your notions down my throat."
• take the words out of (someone's) mouth
  предвосхитить то, что хотел сказать другой

  I wanted to add a few more items to the agenda, but the chairman took the words out of my mouth.
• cut one's eyeteeth on (something)
  начать что-либо делать ещё в раннем детстве

  Selma cut her eyeteeth on acting and now she is a great actress.
• chew (someone) out
  порицать, ругать кого-либо

  The dean is chewing out the students who have missed a lot of classes.
• tooth and nail
  изо всех сил, не жалея сил, неистово

  When the man was captured, he fought tooth and nail to get away.
• run off at the mouth
  болтать без умолку

  Linda is the most talkative girl I have ever met; she can run off at the mouth for hours.
• lick one's lips
  предвкушать удовольствие

  Sue licked her lips when she thought about her trip to Norway next week.
• set tongues wagging
  сплетничать, "распустить языки"

  The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
• give voice to (something)
  выразить словами что-либо

  Vivian gave voice to her feelings about the new venture.
• guard one's tongue
  быть осторожным в высказываниях

  Sally never guards her tongue when she speaks to people that's why nobody likes her.
• lick one's chops
  предвкушать, облизываться

  Martha saw her favorite dish on the platter and began to lick hers chops.
• Shut your mouth!
  замолчать, заткнуться

  Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut up.
• chew the fat/rag
  болтать, молоть языком

  The women sitting on a bench in the park were chewing the fat.
• gnash one's teeth
  скрежетать зубами

  The wound was very painful, and the man gnashed his teeth.
• loosen (someone's) tongue
  развязать кому-либо язык; заставить кого-либо выболтать что-либо

  I wanted to get some information about the deal, but I didn't know how to loosen Mike's tongue.
• pull (someone's) tooth out
  выдернуть \ удалить кому-либо зуб

  I had a terrible toothache the other day, and was relieved when the dentist pulled my tooth out.
• read (someone's) lips
  внимательно слушать кого-либо и верить тому, что говориться

  The teacher told the students to read her lips and listen carefully to what she was saying.
• loudmouth
  болтун, трепло

  Ron is a loudmouth; he is also noisy and boastful.
• on everybody's lips
  у всех на устах

  The airplane crash, which happened a week ago, is still on everybody's lips.
• throw one's voice
  произносить слова с закрытым ртом (чревовещать)

  The voodoo priest knew how to throw his voice.
• not open one's mouth
  и рта не раскрыть, ничего не сказать

  Robert was depressed; he did not open his mouth all day.
• cough (something) up
  добыть, наскрести что-либо

  Jan could hardly cough up some money for a single ticket to New-York.
• watch one's mouth/tongue
  не быть грубым, следить за своим языком

  "Look here, Adam! Why don't you ever watch your tongue? Why are you always rude to me?"
• lower one's voice
  понизить голос

  My mother asked me to lower my voice because my little sister was asleep.