shoot one's mouth off

shoot one's mouth off
shoot one's mouth off
Inf. to boast or talk too much; to tell secrets. •

Don't pay any attention to Bob. He's always shooting his mouth off.

Oh, Sally! Stop shooting off your mouth! You don't know what you're talking about.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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