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Meaning of shoot off at the mouth | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To boast, or brag, or talk too much.
idiomatic, informal
To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.
idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Don't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

shoot one in the sink shoot one's bolt shoot one's cuffs shoot one's load shoot one's mouth off shoot one's shot