June 2010

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth“

 

MEANING

You are born into a family that are rich.

TRANSLATION

«In eine reiche Familie geboren sein»
(wörtlich: „mit einem silbernen Löffel im Mund geboren sein“).

ORIGIN

This originates from the middle ages when spoons were usually made of wood. Rich families would however eat with silver spoons.