"talk the hind leg off a donkey" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: talks the hind leg off a donkey [present, singular, third-person], talking the hind leg off a donkey [participle, present], talked the hind leg off a donkey [participle, past], talked the hind leg off a donkey [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=talk the hind leg off a donkey}} 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. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: talk the legs off a pot, talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind legs off a donkey Related terms: talk someone's ear off, talk someone's arm off
    Sense id: en-talk_the_hind_leg_off_a_donkey-en-verb-e42dPgk0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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