talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
UK informalDefinition
› to talk without stopping for a long timeTalking too much
(Definition of talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- barrage noun (ATTACK)
- bend sb's ear idiom
- blab verb
- edgeways adverb
- have a lot to say for yourself idiom
- keep on phrasal verb
- long-winded adjective
- nineteen/ten to the dozen idiom
- overplay your hand idiom
- padding noun
- prolix adjective
- rambling noun (SPEECH/WRITING)
- talk a blue streak idiom
- talk sb's ass off idiom
- talk sb's head off idiom
- verbal diarrhoea noun
- verbose adjective
- wordy adjective
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