Shoot from the lip
Posted: July 12, 2012 Filed under: ACTION, BODY PARTS 2 Comments
I heard this one at a meeting several years ago and thought it was an improvement over “shoot from the hip”. It is of course a mash up of shooting from the hip and giving lip, but has a distinct meaning that clearly describes those who speak before they think. I think this one deserves to be added to the idiom lexicon, don’t you?
Malaphors 
“Shooting from the Lip” is the apt title of a recent biography of Senator Al Simpson, published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Surely that’s sufficient to place it in the lexicon, right?
Excellent observation. Yes, i think this one will be an accepted idiom in the future. BTW, I am a big fan of Senator Simpson. He doesn’t run around the bush but really cuts to the crux on issues. 🙂