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talk the hind leg off a donkey en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) To talk a lot.
    • 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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
talks the hind leg off a donkey Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
talked the hind leg off a donkey Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
talked the hind leg off a donkey Tense=Past lexicographic
talk the hind legs off a donkey alternative lexicographic
talking the hind leg off a donkey Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

talk the ears off someone · talk the leg off the Lamb of God · talk someone's leg off · talk someone's head off · talk someone's arm off · talk the legs off a pot · talk someone under the table · talk the ears off a donkey