talk someone's head off in English

Forms: talks someone's head off [present, singular, third-person], talking someone's head off [participle, present], talked someone's head off [participle, past], talked someone's head off [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk someone's head off (third-person singular simple present talks someone's head off, present participle talking someone's head off, simple past and past participle talked someone's head off)

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"talk someone's head off" meaning in English

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