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talk the hind leg off a donkey
Meaning of
talk the hind leg off a donkey
in English:
talk the hind leg off a donkey
phrase
informal
British
Talk incessantly.
More example sentences
‘he could talk the hind leg off a donkey without ever letting you know what was in his mind’
‘I am a person who can talk the hind leg off a donkey but I can see that this well earned title may go to someone else if I don't buck my ideas up.’
‘My grandmother always did say I could talk the hind leg off a donkey!’
‘I know that if I close my eyes, I can see Gail as she once was, happy and innocent and ready to talk the hind leg off a donkey.’
Synonyms
chat
, talk idly, chatter, prattle, prate, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, ramble, gabble, jabber, babble, blather, blether, blither, twitter, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber, cackle
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