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Meaning of "mouthed off"



 
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Meaning of "mouthed off" #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 24, 2009 17:52 pm   Meaning of "mouthed off"		  
He "mouthed off" at school again and now he is in detention. He really has to learn to be polite when dealing with this teachers

"mouthed off"......Meaning please?
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"mouthed off" #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 24, 2009 18:43 pm   "mouthed off"		  
Was insolent, and forever arguing with his teachers
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"mouthed off" #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 24, 2009 19:29 pm   "mouthed off"		  
Is 'lips me off' similar in meaning to 'mouthed off'? If it is true and if 'lips me off' is not a fixed phrase, how can we use it to reword the sentence under discussion -- 'He "mouthed off" at school again and now he is in detention'?
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