talk the hind leg off a donkey

English

Alternative forms

• talk the hind legs off a donkey

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.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• talk the legs off a pot
• talk the ears off a donkey

See also

• talk someone's ear off
• talk someone's arm off

References

• “talk the hind leg s off a donkey”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “talk the hind leg s off a donkey”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.