have a big mouth

have a big mouth
have a big mouth
to be a gossiper; to be a person who tells secrets. •

Mary has a big mouth. She told Bob what I was getting him for his birthday.

You shouldn't say things like that about people all the time. Everyone will say you have a big mouth.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have a big mouth — (informal) To (habitually) talk indiscreetly, loudly, or too much • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a big mouth — tv. to speak loudly; to tell secrets. (Have got can replace have.) □ Boy, do you have a big mouth! □ He has a big mouth. Don’t tell him anything you don’t want everybody else to know …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • have a big mouth — excessively talkative …   English contemporary dictionary

  • big mouth — big mouths N COUNT If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret. [INFORMAL] Why don t you shut your big mouth? …   English dictionary

  • big mouth — 1. n. a person who talks too much or too loudly; someone who tells secrets. (Also a term of address.) □ Okay, big mouth! Shut up! □ Tell that big mouth to shut up. 2. tv. to spread secrets around. □ Why do you always have to big mouth everything… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • big mouth — np A talkative person. Shut up! You really have a big mouth. 1880s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • big mouth — phrase used as a criticism of someone when they say things that they should not You should have kept your big mouth shut. I didn’t realize it was a secret. Me and my big mouth! Thesaurus: people who are annoying or unpleasantsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • big mouth — used as a criticism of someone when they say things that they should not You should have kept your big mouth shut. I didn t realize it was a secret. Me and my big mouth! …   English dictionary

  • Big Mouth Corner — The Big Mouth Corner (BMC) is a weekly English conversation forum organised by the English Club of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). The BMC which involved both local students and young native English speakers (who serve as English… …   Wikipedia

  • (a) big mouth — informal if you have a big mouth, you talk too much, especially about things that should be secret. Helen s got such a big mouth the news ll be all over the town by tonight. I knew I shouldn t have mentioned the letter. Oh dear, me and my big… …   New idioms dictionary

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