talk a blue streak

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talk a blue streak

verb talks a blue streak · talking a blue streak · talked a blue streak

  1. idiomatic, informal To talk for a long duration of time, at a rapid pace without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium. She's normally a quiet person, but she will talk a blue streak about fashion, if you let her.

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verb to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium

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Deutschohne Punkt und Komma
Русскийговори́ть без умо́лку govorítʹ bez umólku, говори́ть без остано́вки govorítʹ bez ostanóvki, треща́ть treščátʹ

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@misc{talk_a_blue_streak_2026,
  title = {talk a blue streak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20a%20blue%20streak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}