den Mund aufmachen / aufreißen

to open one's mouth

Türkçe: ağzını açmak

Noun

Mund m.

Verb

aufreißen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der schüchterne Junge traut sich nicht, den Mund aufzumachen.

How it is used

Means 'to open one's mouth' — speaking up, often inappropriately. Colloquial, used to criticize outspokenness. 'Aufreißen' is more aggressive than 'aufmachen'; implies blurting out.

Other verbs that go with Mund

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Mund verziehento twist one's mouth
• den Mund schließento shut one's mouth
• jdm. den Mund verbietento forbid someone to speak
• den Mund haltento keep one's mouth shut
• nach dem Mund redento say what someone wants to hear
• sich den Mund verbrennento burn one's mouth
• den Mund zu voll nehmento shoot one's mouth off

All collocations with Mund