Neil Bascom
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
What "small-mouthed" means? (fig)?
It means "disapproving". If people want to look disapproving, they press their lips together and push them out in much the same way as people giving a closed-mouth kiss. Try saying "tut tut" and you'll notice that your mouth becomes small.
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