shoot one's mouth off
To make reckless or exaggerated statementsTo make reckless or exaggerated statements.
» They shoot them off over the lake.
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1 senses(slang)To make reckless or exaggerated statements.
aufschneiden
распусти́ть язы́кraspustítʹ jazýk, крича́ть с пе́ной у ртаkričátʹ s pénoj u rta
- speak spontaneously and without restraint
Examples
4 sentencesThey shoot them off over the lake.
Anthony went to the shooting range to blow off some steam.
If 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
Ziri found a great spot to shoot the fireworks off.
Translations
7 languagesForms
shoots one's mouth off, shooting one's mouth off, shot one's mouth off, shot one's mouth off| Base form | shoot one's mouth off · to shoot one's mouth off |
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| 3rd person singular | shoots one's mouth off |
| Present participle | shooting one's mouth off |
| Past simple | shot one's mouth off |
| Past participle | shot one's mouth off |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- speak spontaneously and without restraint:lip off
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.