talk the hind leg off a donkey

English

Alternative forms

• talk the hind legs off a donkey

Verb

talk the hind leg off a donkey (third-person singular simple present talks the hind leg off a donkey, present participle talking the hind leg off a donkey, simple past and past participle talked the hind leg off a donkey)

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

   Synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God

   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

Usage notes

Usually used in the conditional: "he could talk the hind leg off a donkey".

References

• “talk the hind leg s off a donkey”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “talk the hind leg s off a donkey”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.