attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.' name='description'> put words in somebody's mouth - definition and meaning
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put words in somebody's mouth

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  • verb idiomatic To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.

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