Met de mond vol tanden staan

Meaning: To be tongue-tied and lost for words.

Language: Dutch

Literally: To stand with your mouth full of teeth

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: A mouth so crowded with teeth that no words can get out pictures speechless embarrassment.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.
• नाक रगड़ना — To grovel and beg humbly.
• שבר את הראש — To rack your brains over something.
• Olla pinna kireällä — To be on edge and short-tempered.
• Dělat dlouhý nos — To thumb your nose; to mock.
• Felkopik az álla — To go hungry and be left with nothing.

More Dutch idioms

• De dans ontspringen — To narrowly escape trouble.
• hoe de vork in de steel zit — to understand the real situation or hidden mechanics of something.
• over de brug komen — to hand over money or pay what is owed.
• met de Franse slag — to do something in a careless, sloppy, or half-finished manner.
• in het water vallen — for a plan or undertaking to fail or fall through.
• uit de voeten maken — to flee or scram hastily.

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