10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF»
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shoot one's mouth off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
to shoot one's mouth off impudently/... Reden: freche/unverschämte/... Reden
führen ♢ Sprache: eine unverschämte Sprache führen to shoot/to go shoot ing
one's mouth off Klappe: die/seine Klappe aufmachen to go shooting one's mouth
off ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
... run one's mouth off; shoot one's mouth off; yack; yacker; yacket; yackety-yack;
yatter Loquacious talk gas; stem-winder; yack; yacker; yackety-yack; yap A
loquacious talker big-mouth; blatherskite; ear-basher; fat-mouth; gas-bag; motor
mouth; ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
4. to shoot one's mouth off, 3. to brag/to boast/to show off coll 1. Wenn du ihm
doch nicht helfen kannst, mußt du die Klappe nicht erst so weit aufreißen (mußt
du nicht erst die Klappe aufreißen). Erst wer weiß wie mit seinen Beziehungen ...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
The rival groups shot it out in the interschool debate contest. shoot a line
exaggerate They said they were doctors but we realised that they were just
shooting a line. shoot one's mouth off (a) boast (b) talk indiscreetly (a) She's
always shooting ...
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By Word of
Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
Shoot one's mouth off 'talk foolishly about what one does not know about or
should not talk about'. The donor domain is the foolish or uncontrolled use of
firearms: the foolish (and therefore potentially, though not intentionally,
dangerous) use ...
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Lexicography: An Introduction
Under shoot, for example, the following phrases are listed: shoot the breeze (or
the bull), shoot one's cuffs, shoot oneself in the foot, shoot a line, shoot one's
mouth off, the whole shooting match, shoot through. Each phrase is then given a
...
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American English Compendium
... one should. shoot one's mouth off (v phr) To talk too much. talk from both ends (
sides) of one'smouth (v phr) To make contradictory statements. watch your mouth
(v phr) Be careful what you say.
... f^SPBS^ fm ' mm^K^mmm • ) to shoot one's mouth off [ffl] Hi^K I fi=i P^t# (
Theodore likes to shoot his mouth off about his enormous salary. ffi to shoot
through (SS ; fflj^M ; Walt's getting dark; I think I'll v/ioo/ through. ^ to shoot up 1. ffl
if j£fa ...
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21st Century American English Compendium: A Portable Guide ...
... discredit. shoot from the hip (v phr) To speak honestly. shoot oneself in the foot
(v phr) To get hurt through one's own ineptitude or words. shoot one's meal (v phr
) To vomit. shoot one's mouth off (v phr) To brag; reveal secrets; talk too much.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
... mouth (or face) is S.E., but sing on the . . . , as in the threat, 'I'll make you sing...'
is coll.: from ca. I760.—7. Shut your mouth!; stop talking!: low coll.:-—1895. Cf. Fr.
fennel-8. See butter wouldn't melt...; shoot (one's) mouth off; open (one's) ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF»
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Did Green Day Rip Off Oasis?
It's not so much that he feels the American punks ripped him off, but that he is still alive to endure the slight. ... Is it possible to shoot one's mouth off from the hip? «Cinema Blend, Dec 06»
