shoot off at the mouth
Speak without thinking
To shoot off at the mouth is to talk too much, too loudly, or too carelessly—especially when boasting or revealing things better left unsaid.
The phrase suggests words firing out uncontrollably, like bullets: He's always shooting off at the mouth about how much money he makes.
Also *shoot one's mouth off*.
- blabberRamble without substance
- speak out of turnTalk when one shouldn't
- talkativeInclined to speak much
- impetuousnessRash, unthinking haste
- ventOpening for airflow
tactlessness · blurt · indiscretion · impulsiveness · outburst · unrestrained · spout · gab · running commentary · loose lips · no filter · chatter · rant · gossip · verbosity · tirade · diatribe · talk trash
shoot off at the mouthhold one's tongue
Deliberately not speak
bite one's tongue · keep mum · keep one's mouth shut · think before speaking · keep quiet
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