have the mouth of a sailor



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have the mouth of a sailor

To have a tendency or proclivity to use coarse, rude, or vulgar language. I don't know what you're letting your son watch on television, but, for a fifth grader, he sure has the mouth of a sailor! My grandmother is the sweetest old lady you'll ever know, but, my lord, does she have the mouth of a sailor!
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aliviaə-LIV-ee-əEnglish (Modern)
FaunaFAWN-ə (English)Roman Mythology
AllysonAL-i-sənEnglish
Asby['æzbi]
Amiran-Georgian, Literature
Ajay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil