run off at the mouth: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To talk at length in an indiscreet, boastful, trivial, or excessive manner.
Examples
BetaJohn tends to run off at the mouth when he's nervous, revealing more than he intends.
John a tendance à parler sans arrêt quand il est nerveux, révélant plus qu'il ne le souhaite.
I tried to get a word in, but she just kept running off at the mouth about her latest achievements.
J'ai essayé de dire un mot, mais elle n'arrêtait pas de parler sans cesse de ses dernières réussites.
During the interview, he ran off at the mouth so much that the panel had to gently redirect the conversation.
Pendant l'entretien, il a tellement parlé sans arrêt que le jury a dû gentiment recentrer la conversation.
- Literally, to foam at the mouth or to rave incoherently, as can occur in severe agitation or illness.
Examples
BetaThe dog started to run off at the mouth after eating something poisonous and needed immediate vet care.
Le chien a commencé à baver et à délirer après avoir mangé quelque chose de toxique et a eu besoin de soins vétérinaires immédiats.
He was foaming at the mouth, literally running off at the mouth from the severe allergic reaction.
Il bavait littéralement de la bouche à cause d'une grave réaction allergique.
The horse ran off at the mouth when it got too excited during the race preparation.
Le cheval bavait abondamment lorsqu'il s'est trop excité pendant la préparation de la course.
After the incident, the patient was observed running off at the mouth, indicating neurological distress.
Après l'incident, le patient a présenté une bave excessive, signe d'un trouble neurologique.
Examples:
- EN: Now you're going to listen to me while I run off at the mouth.ES: Ahora vas a escuchar tú lo que tengo que decir.
- EN: Now you're going to listen to me while I run off at the mouth.ES: Ahora vas a escuchar tú lo que tengo que decir.
- EN: That scratch you got must be making you run off at the mouth.ES: Ese rasguño debe ser la causa de que hables tanto.
- EN: We figure if we let him run off at the mouth--ES: Si lo dejamos hablar tranquilo...
- EN: You run off at the mouth so one thinks your words are as precious to you as your gold.ES: Hablas tan poco, que tus palabras parecen tu tesoro.
- EN: I never seen a woman yet who wouldn't run off at the mouth.ES: Nunca he visto a una mujer que pudiera mantener la boca cerrada.
- EN: You know, kid. I can go along with a man who doesn't run off at the mouth too much but...ES: Muchacho... puedo aceptar un hombre que no se vaya demasiado de la lengua.
- EN: Don't run off at the mouth, Cassius.ES: No te pases, Cassius.
- EN: - Shh.! Before you run off at the mouth, Parker... if his mother gets a picture with the president, they're all gonna want pictures... and if they don't have mothers, there'll be girlfriends and cousins.ES: Antes de que abra la boca, Parker... si la madre se saca una foto con el presidente, todos querrán una... y si no tienen madres, habrá novias y primas.
- EN: I'm no detective, but sometimes I run off at the mouth.ES: No soy detective, pero a veces se me suelta la lengua.
- EN: Are you gonna let me tell you where we're going or are ya gonna run off at the mouth all night?ES: ¿Me dejas decirte a dónde vamos o no vas a cerrar el pico en toda la noche? Oh, nah, nah. Voy a dejar que me lo digas.
- EN: Sam at the bar has a tendency to run off at the mouth.ES: Sam, en el bar, tiene una tendencia a ser un hablador.
- EN: She's paid to run off at the mouth.ES: Le pagan para que hable mal.
- EN: Usually, the guys I take along run off at the mouth.ES: Suelo venir con gente que no para de hablar.
- EN: You run off at the mouth like my wife.ES: No deja de hablar... como mi esposa.
- EN: Your dad likes to run off at the mouth sometimes, I know.ES: A tu papá a veces le gusta hablar de más.
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