talk someone's ear off

English

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Verb

talk someone's ear off

(slang) To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.

Synonyms

talk someone's arm off
talk someone's leg off

Related terms

See also

(UK) talk the hind leg off a donkey
(Ireland) talk the legs off a pot

Translations

talk to someone excessively

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: puhua loputtomasti

French: rebattre les oreilles (fr)
Russian: прожужжать уши pf (prožužžatʹ uši) (idiomatic)
Spanish: enrollarse como las persianas

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