talk someone's ear off
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[edit]talk someone's ear off (third-person singular simple present talks someone's ear off, present participle talking someone's ear off, simple past and past participle talked someone's ear off)
- (slang) To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
- 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
- Near-synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God
- If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.
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[edit]talk to someone excessively
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