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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: to take the roof of your mouth off | Please, can you explain this expression with other words? Any context is ok.
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| | Refers to spicy food | Explanation:
This is usually used in the context of spicy food which burns your mouth, so it figuratively "takes the roof of your mouth off".
Do a google search, the top results are all food related. (It has strong connotations with Indian food in the UK - as this is the spiciest cuisine we have here really).
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-10-31 08:59:10 GMT)
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http://ask.metafilter.com/68207/food-that-takes-the-roof-of-...
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-10-31 09:02:13 GMT)
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"If I ask for "extra spicy blow the roof of your mouth off hot", then that's what I should freakin' get." (http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/843382-Indian-food-not-s... |
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +10