| Idiom | to shoot your mouth off |
|---|---|
| Definition | to talk loudly, publicly and often in a boastful way |
| Examples | - Please don't go shooting your mouth off until the contract has finally been signed. - He'd been shooting his mouth off about how good he is but when he actually started to play he was awful! |
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