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shoot one's mouth off

shoot one's mouth off verb: to make reckless or exaggerated statements.

Verb

shoot one's mouth off (third-person singular simple present shoots one's mouth off, present participle shooting one's mouth off, simple past and past participle shot one's mouth off)

  1. (slang) To make reckless or exaggerated statements.
    • George Jessel . . . is still shooting his mouth off as though nothing mattered except his own gift for wise-cracks.1943 July 16, David Deutsch, “Heard in the Lobbies”, in The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, retrieved 07 Jan 2010
    • I never shot my mouth off, I was quiet and I listened.2004 March 28, Alex Witchel, “The Salon Keeper”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Jan 2010

shoot one's mouth off meaning in Tamil and Arabic

shoot one's mouth off in Tamil

make reckless or exaggerated statements
வாய்விடு vāyviṭu

shoot one's mouth off in Arabic

make reckless or exaggerated statements
تبادل لإطلاق النار الفم

Synonyms of shoot one's mouth off

Forms of shoot one's mouth off

third-person singular presentshoots one's mouth off
present participleshooting one's mouth off
past participleshot one's mouth off
pastshot one's mouth off

Questions about shoot one's mouth off

What does shoot one's mouth off mean?
Shoot one's mouth off means to make reckless or exaggerated statements.
What is shoot one's mouth off in Tamil?
Shoot one's mouth off in Tamil is வாய்விடு (vāyviṭu). See Shoot one's mouth off meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shoot one's mouth off?
Shoot one's mouth off is a verb.
What is the past tense of shoot one's mouth off?
The past tense of shoot one's mouth off is shot one's mouth off.

Words near shoot one's mouth off in the dictionary

  1. shoot off one's mouth
  2. shoot one in the sink
  3. shoot one's bolt
  4. shoot one's cuffs
  5. shoot one's load
  6. shoot one's mouth off
  7. shoot one's shot
  8. shoot one's wad
  9. shoot oneself in the foot
  10. shoot out
  11. shoot outs

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