English Dictionary

shoot from the lip

動詞

慣用表現

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

日本語の意味

知識や根拠なしに自信満々に話す、あるいは、用心深く考えずに口に出してしまう / 事実関係や十分な情報に基づかず、軽率に断定的な発言をする

When asked about the budget, Mark tends to shoot from the lip, giving bold answers he later can't justify.

予算について尋ねられると、マークはよく考えずに自信満々に口走り、後で裏付けのない大胆な答えをすることが多い。

意味（1）

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

[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.

shoots from the lip （ present singular third-person ）

shooting from the lip （ participle present ）

shot from the lip （ participle past ）

shot from the lip （ past ）