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got wind in one's jaws

got wind in one's jaws is the simple past and past participle of get wind in one's jaws.

Meaning of get wind in one's jaws

Verb

get wind in one's jaws (third-person singular simple present gets wind in one's jaws, present participle getting wind in one's jaws, simple past got wind in one's jaws, past participle got wind in one's jaws or gotten wind in one's jaws)

  1. (Southern, US, idiomatic, informal) To have too much to say; talk too much; run at the mouth; to speak one's mind or voice one's opinion about a matter; blabber
    • And anytime you got wind in your jaw you were automatically fired.1979, The Albemarle Monthly - Volume 3, Issues 1-3, page 49

Questions about got wind in one's jaws

What is got wind in one's jaws the simple past and past participle of?
Got wind in one's jaws is the simple past and past participle of get wind in one's jaws.

Words near got wind in one's jaws in the dictionary

  1. got well
  2. got wet
  3. got what one asked for
  4. got what was coming to one
  5. got wind
  6. got wind in one's jaws
  7. got wind of
  8. got wise
  9. got with
  10. got with child
  11. got with it

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