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mouth off

/maʊθ ɒf/

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verb

/maʊθ ɒf/C1formalamerican
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий говорить грубо, дерзко или неуважительно, часто с кем-то, кто обладает властью.

A phrasal verb meaning to speak in a rude, insolent, or disrespectful manner, often to someone in authority.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Speak rudely or disrespectfullyinformalamerican

    To talk in a loud, rude, or disrespectful manner, often to someone in authority.

    ruГрубить

    • He mouthed off to his teacher and got detention.
    • She mouthed off at the security guard for no reason.
    • Stop mouthing off and listen to what I'm saying.

    Synonymsabusebadmouthbellowdisrespectinsultrantsassshout downswear

    Antonymscomplimentpraise

  2. Boast or braginformalamerican

    To talk too much about oneself in a proud or arrogant way.

    ruХвастаться

    • He's always mouthing off about his new car.
    • She mouthed off about her achievements all evening.
    • They mouthed off about how much money they made.

    Synonymsboastbragcrowgloatshow offvaunt

Forms
  • mouthed off past participle
  • mouthed off past simple
  • mouthing off present participle
  • mouths off third person singular

Base verbmouth

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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