English / idiom
Run One's Mouth off
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To talk excessively, boastfully, or indiscreetly without showing practical courage or judgment.
In context
01
While some critics ran their mouths off about how easy the evacuation was, volunteers silently carried the wounded.
02
True heroes let their actions speak rather than running their mouths off to garner public applause.
Synonyms
brag loudly,blabber heedlessly,shoot one's mouth off
Antonyms
hold one's tongue,stay quiet,keep silent
Collocations
constantly run one's mouth off,running his mouth off in public,stop running your mouth off