Idiom
shoot off at the mouth
Meaning
To boast, or brag, or talk too much.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He always shoots off at the mouth about his expensive car.”
“Please stop shooting off at the mouth about your promotion before the boss makes it official.”
“The politician was known to shoot off at the mouth, often making bold promises that he could never hope to fulfill.”
Examples
simple
“He always shoots off at the mouth about his expensive car.”
contextual
“Please stop shooting off at the mouth about your promotion before the boss makes it official.”
complex
“The politician was known to shoot off at the mouth, often making bold promises that he could never hope to fulfill.”
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