Wednesday, November 3, 2010

This Week's Idiom

To be born with a silver spoon in your mouth.


If you've been born with a silver spoon in your mouth, it means that you have been born into wealth and privilege. 

James doesn't know anything about working for a living; he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Most of the students at that college were born with silver spoons in their mouths. 

This saying comes from the British tradition that wealthy children were often given silver spoons at birth.

For more idioms associated with colour, go to The Teacher at BBC Learning English.

No comments:

Post a Comment