shoot\ off\ one's\ mouth

shoot\ off\ one's\ mouth
• shoot off one's mouth
• shoot off one's face
v. phr. slang
To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything.

Tom has never been to Florida, but he's always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to California.

I want to study the problem before I shoot off my face.

The editor of the newspaper is always shooting his mouth off about the trouble in Africa.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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