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shoot one's mouth off

shoot one's mouth off [idiom]

To speak too much or unwisely about something

Example:

What do you know about working hard? You only have had a part time job for two months and now you are giving me advice on that. Sorry to say that but I think you are shooting your mouth off.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

shoot your mouth offinformal to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about Don’t go shooting your mouth off.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shoot your mouth off (about something)

ˌshoot your ˈmouth off (about sth) idiom

(informal)

1. to talk with too much pride about sth

2. to talk about sth that is private or secret

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

shoot your mouth off informal

to talk too much in a loud and uncontrolled way:

It's just like Richard to go shooting his mouth off about other people's affairs.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

shoot your mouth off also shoot off at the mouth informal : to talk foolishly, carelessly, or too much about something
• She tends to shoot her mouth off.
• Try not to shoot your mouth off about this to anyone.