We hear everything from the plausible "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" to the ridiculous "a cat can steal the breath from a baby's mouth."

Chiun translated: "He says we have come to steal food from his mouth.

Meralda snapped so forcefully that she stole the words from Jaka's mouth.

He was about to risk drawing down his brother's wrath by asking another stupid question when he saw a sight that stole the words from his mouth.

His purpose was not to kill, but to defeat his teacher, to steal the taunts from Zak's mouth with a fighting display too impressive to be derided.

It steals the breath from my mouth to see how swiftly men abandon the one they pledged to serve through all things to the death.

Nipping, tasting, kissing her cheeks and chin, her forehead and throat, he brought hot blood to her skin and stole the breath from her mouth.

Wild, rage-filled eyes slashed her way, momentarily stealing the words from Eden's mouth.

Wulfgar gave a growl that came from somewhere very, very deep within, a feral, primal sound that stole the words from Morik's mouth as the little thief was about to protest.

Krage had humiliated him for years, keeping him in debt, stealing food from his mouth with ridiculous interest rates.