smart mouth

smart mouth

1. One who is sarcastic and/or speaks to others with disrespect. How dare you talk to me like that? I didn't raise you to be a smart mouth!
2. The tendency to speak in such a way. Since when did you get such a smart mouth? Don't talk back.
See also: mouth, smart
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

smart mouth someone

who makes wisecracks; a cocky person who speaks out of turn. Don't be a smart mouth with me! Mr. Atkins is going to get a reputation as a smart mouth.
See also: mouth, smart
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

smart mouth

n. someone who makes wisecracks; a cocky person who speaks out of turn. Don’t be a smart mouth with me!
See also: mouth, smart
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • smart-mouth (someone)
  • a wise guy
  • You call this (something)?
  • let's not and say (that) we did
  • tell me another
  • tell me another one
  • Tell me another one!
  • Tell me another!
  • promises, promises
  • What do you want, a medal?
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ME-ller and his predecessor, Klaus Wowereit, should have looked to the royal smart mouth for inspiration.
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But if you've got a smart mouth, that's a better way of getting out of stuff.
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'I want to know what she meant, with that smart mouth of hers.
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Readers will alternate between shaking their heads at his self-centeredness, laughing at his smart mouth, and reaching for tissues as Richard really learns what it means to grow up.
Sonia's absence is more deeply felt by her daughter Jackie, who has a smart mouth and a good brain, but is badly in need of maternal advice about her own sexual identity issues.
So, utilising his smart mouth, quick-talking charm, Kyle enters into a deadly negotiation with the crooks, hoping that his desperate gamble will somehow pay off.