loose tongue

noun

: a habit of talking too much about things that are private, secret, etc.

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Biden’s loose tongue eventually proved his undoing. Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Loose tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose%20tongue. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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