"talk someone's arm off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: talks someone's arm off [present, singular, third-person], talking someone's arm off [participle, present], talked someone's arm off [participle, past], talked someone's arm off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk someone's arm off (third-person singular simple present talks someone's arm off, present participle talking someone's arm off, simple past and past participle talked someone's arm off)
  1. (US, informal) To talk a lot. Tags: US, informal Synonyms: talk someone's ear off, talk someone's leg off, talk someone's head off
    Sense id: en-talk_someone's_arm_off-en-verb-e42dPgk0 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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