talk someone's ear off
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talk someone's ear off
verb talks someone's ear off · talking someone's ear off · talked someone's ear off
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To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
Near-synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God
Similar: talk someone's head off, talk someone's arm off, talk someone's leg off, talk the ears off someone, talk someone under the table, talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God
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verb talk to someone excessively
| Español | enrollarse como las persianas, hablar por los codos, no callarse ni debajo del agua |
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| 中文 | 對某人喋喋不休 /对某人喋喋不休 duì mǒurén diédiébùxiū |
| Français | rebattre les oreilles |
| Deutsch | jemandem ein Kotelett ans Ohr labern, jemanden volllabern |
| Русский | прожужжать уши prožužžatʹ uši |
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