talk the legs off a pot

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talk the legs off a pot

verb talk the legs off a pots · talk the legs off a potting · talk the legs off a potted

  1. Ireland, humorous, idiomatic To talk a lot. Near-synonyms: 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

    Similar: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the hind legs off a donkey, talk the leg off the Lamb of God, 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

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@misc{talk_the_legs_off_a_pot_2026,
  title = {talk the legs off a pot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20the%20legs%20off%20a%20pot},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}