born with a silver spoon in your mouth

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Born with a silver spoon in your mouth means born into wealth and privilege. He was born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

It is always a criticism and is aimed at what somebody was given rather than what they did. The picture comes from the silver spoon a rich godparent gave at a christening.

Definitions of born with a silver spoon in your mouth

1phraseborn with a silver spoon in your mouthBorn into wealth and privilege.C1
“Anybody born with a silver spoon in your mouth finds the first job easier.”

born with a silver spoon in your mouth is a phrase.

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born with a silver spoon in your mouth

phraseC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Born with a silver spoon in your mouth means born into wealth and privilege. He was born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

It is always a criticism and is aimed at what somebody was given rather than what they did. The picture comes from the silver spoon a rich godparent gave at a christening.

Definitions of born with a silver spoon in your mouth

1phraseborn with a silver spoon in your mouthBorn into wealth and privilege.C1
“Anybody born with a silver spoon in your mouth finds the first job easier.”

born with a silver spoon in your mouth is a phrase.

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