shoot off one's mouth

A form of shoot one's mouth off — To make reckless or exaggerated statements.

Meanings

verbshoot off one's mouth (third-person singular simple present shoots off one's mouth, present participle shooting off one's mouth, simple past and past participle shot off one's mouth)

present singular third person shoots off one's mouth · participle present shooting off one's mouth · participle past shot off one's mouth · past shot off one's mouth

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shoot one's mouth off.

Synonyms & antonyms

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