Talk (one's) arm(s) off In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "talk (one's) arm(s) off", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-01-16 06:01

Talk A Blue Streak , talk someone's ear or head or pants off , talk the bark off a tree , talk the hind leg off a donkey or horse

Talk (one's) arm(s) off verb phrase

Talk so much that the listener becomes exhausted or bored

She has talked my arms off about how great her vacation with her boyfriend was.

My boyfriend talks my arms off when it comes to politics.

You should cut off this part of the presentation so as not to talk the audience's arms off.

Although he is talking her arms off, he still can't convince her.

Used to describe someone who is good at persuading people to do or believe something

To stop talking about anything

An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words will result in things that can't be explained clearly

Primally used in the UK to indicate the typical manner of communication from the high social class

Talking too much and exhausting the listener

The verb "talk" must be conjugated according to its tense.

This phrase dates back to the 1900s, it alludes at the image of someone who is so bored with someone else's loquacity that their arms fall off.

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