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loose tongue

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(Expression) a tactless, undiplomatic and insensitive manner of speaking, often thoughtlessly carried out, and likely to cause offense, indignation, embarrassment or emotional hurt in others

Usage: She was oblivious to the shocked reaction of her colleagues as she proceeded with a loose tongue to describe the behaviour of the inebriated sailors in the dockyard the night before.

loose tongue

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(Expression) a tactless, undiplomatic and insensitive manner of speaking, often thoughtlessly carried out, and likely to cause offence, indignation, embarrassment or emotional hurt in others

Usage: She was oblivious to the shocked reaction of her colleagues as she proceeded with a loose tongue to describe the behaviour of the inebriated sailors in the dockyard the night before.

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