talk someone's ear off

English

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Verb

talk someone's ear off (third-person singular simple present talks someone's ear off, present participle talking someone's ear off, simple past and past participle talked someone's ear off)

1. (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
• talk the ears off someone

Related terms

• work one's arse off
• work one's butt off
• work one's tail off

Translations

talk to someone excessively

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對某人喋喋不休／对某人喋喋不休 (duì mǒurén diédiébùxiū)

• Finnish: puhua loputtomasti
• French: rebattre les oreilles (fr)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: snakke hull i hodet på noen

• Russian: прожужжать уши pf (prožužžatʹ uši) (idiomatic)
• Spanish: enrollarse como las persianas

See also

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