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The expression 'born with a silver spoon in your mouth' refers to being born into a wealthy family, suggesting a life of privilege and ease.

The idiom 'to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth' means to be born into a very rich family. This implies an easy life without financial worries.

Idiom to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Definition to be born of rich parents
Examples - John will never have to worry about money. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
- How do you expect me to afford a house in London? I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
- I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My partner was an ordinary working man. But there was a great security in my life.
- She has never earned anything in her life; she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and requires the help of servants to remove it.

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