SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shoot one's mouth off mean? 

• SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF (verb)
  The verb SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF has 1 sense:

1. speak spontaneously and without restraint

  Familiarity information: SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Speak spontaneously and without restraint

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

lip off; shoot one's mouth off

Context example:

She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets

Hypernyms (to "shoot one's mouth off" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s