falar pelos cotovelos

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to talk through the elbows”. Compare Spanish hablar por los codos.

Verb

falar pelos cotovelos (first-person singular present falo pelos cotovelos, first-person singular preterite falei pelos cotovelos, past participle falado pelos cotovelos)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to rattle, to chatter, to be a blabbermouth, be talkative (to talk excessively)
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