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run one's mouth off

run one's mouth off is the alternative form of run off at the mouth.

Meaning of run off at the mouth

Verb

run off at the mouth (third-person singular simple present runs off at the mouth, present participle running off at the mouth, simple past ran off at the mouth, past participle run off at the mouth)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) To talk excessively.
  2. (derogatory, idiomatic) To speak in a disrespectful manner about another individual.

Forms of run one's mouth off

third-person singular presentruns one's mouth off
present participlerunning one's mouth off
pastran one's mouth off
past participlerun one's mouth off

Questions about run one's mouth off

What is run one's mouth off the alternative form of?
Run one's mouth off is the alternative form of run off at the mouth.

Words near run one's mouth off in the dictionary

  1. run on the bank
  2. run on the banks
  3. run one on
  4. run one's face
  5. run one's mouth
  6. run one's mouth off
  7. run one's name
  8. run out
  9. run out of gas
  10. run out of road
  11. run out of steam

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