talk the ears off a donkey in English

Forms: talks the ears off a donkey [present, singular, third-person], talking the ears off a donkey [participle, present], talked the ears off a donkey [participle, past], talked the ears off a donkey [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk the ears off a donkey (third-person singular simple present talks the ears off a donkey, present participle talking the ears off a donkey, simple past and past participle talked the ears off a donkey)

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        "Synonym of talk the hind legs off a donkey"
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      "form": "talks the ears off a donkey",
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        "third-person"
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"talk the ears off a donkey" meaning in English

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