talk the hind leg off a donkey

English

Alternative forms

Verb

talk the hind leg off a donkey (third-person singular simple present talks the hind leg off a donkey, present participle talking the hind leg off a donkey, simple past and past participle talked the hind leg off a donkey)

  1. (UK, informal) To talk a lot.
    Synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God
    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

Usage notes

Usually used in the conditional: "he could talk the hind leg off a donkey".

References

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