shoot off at the mouth

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shoot off at the mouth

verb shoots off at the mouth · shooting off at the mouth · shot off at the mouth

  1. idiomatic, informal To boast, or brag, or talk too much. Don't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.
  2. idiomatic, informal To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.

    Similar: mouth off, run off at the mouth, shoot from the lip, shoot one's mouth off, shoot off one's mouth

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@misc{shoot_off_at_the_mouth_2026,
  title = {shoot off at the mouth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20off%20at%20the%20mouth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}