Get sthg in your mouth or take sthg in your mouth?
Do you get something in your mouth or do you take something in your mouth?
If both are possible, do they mean the same thing?
If not, when should I use each of them?
Would you please give me a few examples?
Thank you very much for your kind help.
Top answer
Those are used differently. These are typical: You get something unpleasant in your mouth. (by accident) You take medications by mouth.
- Those are used differently.
- These are typical: You get something unpleasant in your mouth.
- (by accident) You take medications by mouth.
- (on purpose) While camping in the woods, Bob got a lot of gnats in his mouth.
- The doctor said she should take two aspirins and rest for a while.
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Those are used differently. These are typical:
You get something unpleasant in your mouth. (by accident)
You take medications by mouth. (on purpose)
While camping in the woods, Bob got a lot of gnats in his mouth.
The doctor said she should take two aspirins and rest for a while.
CJ
0teal limedo you take something in your mouth?
Not so much. You take it in your hand, but it's mostly animals that do that with their mouths.
He took a trowel in his hand and started digging at the cliff face.
The she-wolf took Romulus in her mouth as gently as you please and carried him into her den.
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