‘I was late, so my boss was furious.’ ‘He can talk! He’s never on time!’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
can talk the hind legs off a donkey — can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey British, humorous if you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot. His father could talk the hind leg off a donkey … New idioms dictionary
can talk the hind leg off a donkey — can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey British, humorous if you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot. His father could talk the hind leg off a donkey … New idioms dictionary
can talk the legs off an iron pot — if someone can talk the legs off an iron pot, they talk a lot. I dread getting into a conversation with Gillian she can talk the legs off an iron pot … New idioms dictionary
You can talk! — British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal something that you say when someone criticizes another person for doing something that they do themselves. He s a terrible driver. You can talk! And you re telling me I m lazy? You… … New idioms dictionary
someone is a fine one to talk — someone can talk/someone is a fine one to talk/look who’s talking/spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you think someone is giving advice or an opinion that is the opposite of how they live or what they do themselves ‘I was late, so my boss… … Useful english dictionary
talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
talk */*/*/ — I UK [tɔːk] / US [tɔk] verb Word forms talk : present tense I/you/we/they talk he/she/it talks present participle talking past tense talked past participle talked Other ways of saying talk: chat to talk informally in a friendly way: We sat… … English dictionary
talk — ► VERB 1) speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings. 2) have the power of speech. 3) (talk over/through) discuss (something) thoroughly. 4) (talk back) reply defiantly or insolently. 5) (talk down to) speak patroniz … English terms dictionary
talk your arm off — Someone who talks so much that it is a strain to listen can talk your arm off … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk English — very informal phrase to speak using less difficult words or expressions so that someone can understand what you are saying Thesaurus: to say something in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to say somethingsynonym Main entry: talk … Useful english dictionary
