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shoot from the lip
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Meanings:
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informal
colloquial
dated
To speak impulsively, bluntly, or boastfully without restraint or forethought.
To make rash or disrespectful remarks; to boast or talk tough without following through.
Examples:
EN:
Just goes to show one shouldn't shoot from the lip.
HI:
दिख गया नही तो मुंह से निकालना पड़ता
EN:
"That's easy stuff: to shoot from the lip and not show up.
HI:
जरा सी बात है मुँह से निकल न जाये कही
EN:
Don't shoot from the lip
HI:
मुँह से नाले निकल न जायें कहीं
EN:
Not one to shoot from the lip as they say.
TE:
► చెప్పిన చోటు నుంచి ఎవరూ లోపలికి వెళ్లకూడదు.
EN:
His propensity to shoot from the lip has accompanied him into political retirement.
TE:
బానిసత్వం యొక్క సంభావ్య వ్యాప్తికి లింకన్ వ్యతిరేకత అతన్ని రాజకీయాల్లోకి తీసుకువచ్చింది.
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