hablar por los codos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to speak through the elbows”. Compare Portuguese falar pelos cotovelos.

Verb

hablar por los codos (first-person singular present hablo por los codos, first-person singular preterite hablé por los codos, past participle hablado por los codos)

  1. (idiomatic) to run one's mouth off; to run off at the mouth; to talk nonstop

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