born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
English
Etymology
- According to some, the original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. The converse was born with a wooden ladle.
- However, the phrase is first recorded as a Scottish proverb in the form "Every Man is no born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth" (1721).
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Adjective
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (not comparable)
Translations
born rich or in a wealthy family
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