shoot off at the mouth
To boast, or brag, or talk too muchTo boast, or brag, or talk too much.
» If only you'd thought of that before shooting your big mouth off.
Hättest du das nur bedacht, bevor du deine große Klappe aufgerissen hättest! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Если бы только подумал об этом, прежде чем чесать языком. — odexed
patgfisher · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal)To boast, or brag, or talk too much.
(idiomatic, informal)To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.
Examples
1 sentencesIf only you'd thought of that before shooting your big mouth off.
ruЕсли бы только подумал об этом, прежде чем чесать языком. — odexed
deHättest du das nur bedacht, bevor du deine große Klappe aufgerissen hättest! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
shoots off at the mouth, shooting off at the mouth, shot off at the mouth, shot off at the mouth| Base form | shoot off at the mouth · to shoot off at the mouth |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoots off at the mouth |
| Present participle | shooting off at the mouth |
| Past simple | shot off at the mouth |
| Past participle | shot off at the mouth |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | shoot off at the mouth |
| he, she, it | shoots off at the mouth |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | shot off at the mouth |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have shot off at the mouth |
| he, she, it | has shot off at the mouth |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will shoot off at the mouth |
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.