run (one's) mouth

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run (one's) mouth

To talk profusely, especially in an antagonizing way. Don't worry about him. He likes to run his mouth, but he won't do anything. If she keeps running her mouth at the referee, she's going to be ejected from this game. Every time I go down to the warehouse, Lonnie is there running his mouth. I don't know how the other guys can stand to hear him talking all day.
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MANILA, Philippines-Keith Thurman continued to run his mouth Wednesday during the final press conference ahead of the welterweight clash with Manny Pacquiao three days from now at MGM Grand Garden Arena here.
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Sonko is not the first politician to run his mouth on national television, but he must realise we hold him to a higher standard because he is not just any other governor, he is the governor of the capital city of Kenya and that has to count for something.
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As the primary head of government, Weah is mostly mum on national issues; but sits back and dabbles in the pomp and pageantry of the presidency, and greenlights the little boy, Jefferson Koiyee, who claims to be 'Lord' mayor of Monrovia, to run his mouth aimlessly to intimidate the citizenry.
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My first reaction was one of anger because if the coach is going run his mouth during the tournament, the team will feel let down.
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