Run your mouth
Hi
Does the underlined phrase work here naturally?
(Angry mother to her son)
You've run your mouth enough. I don't want any more arguments. ( (in the sense of arguing)
Stop running your mouth and finish your work. (in the sense of stop talking unnecessary)
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
The first sentence is okay. The second one is awkward-sounding by US standards. " This is a very offensive phrase and using it in anything but the most violent argument would not be right.
- The first sentence is okay.
- The second one is awkward-sounding by US standards.
- " This is a very offensive phrase and using it in anything but the most violent argument would not be right.
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The first sentence is okay. The second one is awkward-sounding by US standards. The reason is that in the US today, the phrase "run your mouth" would only be used in a very heated exchange, such as depicted in the first sentence - the situation in the second sentence is not heated enough to use "run your mouth." This is a very offensive phrase and using it in anything but the most violent a
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