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shoot off at the mouth en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To boast, or brag, or talk too much.
    • Don't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge. 2003, Henry Kissinger, Crisis: The Anatomy Of Two Mojor Foreign Policy Crises, page 28:
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shooting off at the mouth Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shoots off at the mouth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shot off at the mouth Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shot off at the mouth Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

shoot one's mouth off · shoot off one's mouth · mouth off · run off at the mouth · shoot from the lip