put words in someone's mouth

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tosayorimplythat someone has made astatementorremarkwhich they did notpreciselyordirectlymake.1825,Sir Walter Scott, chapter 20, inThe Talisman:"Let not anger or grief for the absence of thy lover make thee unjust to thy kinsman. . . .""The absence of my lover?" said the Lady Edith, "But yes, he may be well termed my lover, who hath paid so dear for the title. Unworthy as I might be of such homage, I was to him like a light, leading him forward in the noble path of chivalry; but that I forgot my rank, or that he presumed beyond his, is false. . . .""My fair cousin," said Richard, "do notput words in my mouthwhich I have not spoken. I said not you had graced this man beyond the favour which a good knight may earn."1920,Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 14, inRilla of Ingleside:"But thank God," she muttered in a lower tone, "that Shirley is not old enough to go.""Isn't that the same thing as thanking Him that some other woman's son has to go in Shirley's place?" asked the doctor. . . ."No, it is not, doctor dear," said Susan defiantly. . . . "Do not youput words in my mouththat I would never dream of uttering.; (idiomatic)Toencourageorinducesomeone to appear to assert something by asking aleading questionor by otherwisemanipulatingthe individual.1981May 6,E. R. Shipp, “Crimmins jurors are told details of interrogation”, inNew York Times, retrieved2 December 2016:The defense has contended that the detectives used "psychological threats" to get Mr. Crimmins to make certain admissions and that they "put words in his mouth."2016April 11, Joel Connelly, “Obama tells Fox News it is Republicans' "own TV network"”, inSeattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved2 December 2016:Obama discussed political polarization. . . . "Republicans, they have their own TV station."Chris Wallace cut the president off. . . . "Go ahead, you can say Fox News," said Wallace.Obama did not let Wallaceput words in his mouth, but continued: "They've got their own publications, their own blogs. Democrats, same thing."

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