shoot off

shoot off
Verb. To leave quickly, to hurriedly go. E.g."I'm just going to shoot off down to the post office before it closes."

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • shoot\ off\ one's\ face — • shoot off one s mouth • shoot off one s face v. phr. slang To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. Tom has never been to Florida, but he s always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shoot\ off\ one's\ mouth — • shoot off one s mouth • shoot off one s face v. phr. slang To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. Tom has never been to Florida, but he s always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shoot off one's mouth — or[shoot off one s face] {v. phr.}, {slang} To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. * /Tom has never been to Florida, but he s always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to California./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shoot off one's mouth — or[shoot off one s face] {v. phr.}, {slang} To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. * /Tom has never been to Florida, but he s always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to California./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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