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Shoot from the lip

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To speak confidently and unhesitantly but without careful forethought or a reliable knowledge of important facts pertaining to the subject matter. idiomatic

    "[A] pair of suburban slickers […] made the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour the most popular new TV show of the season. They did it by shooting from the lip, dauntlessly laying down a crossfire of patter that is often more fizzle than sizzle."

Etymology

Humorous variant of shoot from the hip.

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