talk the legs off a pot en · VERB
Meanings
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(Ireland, humorous, idiomatic) To talk a lot.
I thought John would never shut up. He could talk the legs off a pot.
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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| talk the legs off a potting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| talk the legs off a potted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| talk the legs off a potted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| talk the legs off a pots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | 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 the hind leg off a donkey · talk someone's arm off · talk the hind legs off a donkey · talk someone under the table · talk the ears off a donkey