the gift of gab

the gift of gab
the gift of gab — see gab, 2
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Main Entry:gift

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  • Gift of Gab (rapero) — Gift of Gab Datos generales Nombre real Tim Parker Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • the gift of the gab — (the gift of gab) the ability to talk, a way with words    Bev can speak to the parents. She has the gift of the gab …   English idioms

  • Gift of Gab (film) — Infobox Film name = Gift of Gab image size = caption = director = Karl Freund producer = Rian James Carl Laemmle Jr. writer = Lou Breslow Philip G. Epstein Rian James Jerry Wald narrator = starring = Edmund Lowe Gloria Stuart music =… …   Wikipedia

  • gift of gab — n. the ability to speak well in public; the ability to persuade people verbally; the ability to speak well extemporaneously. □ Gary has the gift of gab, but it doesn’t get him anywhere. □ I wish I had the gift of gab. I’m just so shy …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • (the) gift of the gab — the gift of the gab informal phrase the ability to talk a lot without feeling shy, especially when this means you can get out of difficult situations He had the gift of the gab and could be very charming. Thesaurus: talking… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gift of Gab (rapper) — Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker, in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is an African American MC best known for performing in the Bay Area hip hop duo Blackalicious with DJ Chief Xcel. He is also a member of Quannum Projects, a Bay Area hip hop crew and… …   Wikipedia

  • gift\ of\ gab — • gift of gab • gift of the gab n. phr. informal Skill in talking; ability to make interesting talk that makes people believe you. Many men get elected because of their gift of gab. Mr. Taylor s gift of gab helped him get a good job …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Gift of Gab — may refer to:*Gift of Gab (film), a black and white film released in 1934 by Universal Pictures *Gift of Gab (rapper), American musician, member of Blackalicious *Irish legend of the Blarney Stone …   Wikipedia

  • Gift of gab — Gab Gab, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf. {Gab}, v. i., {Gibber}.] The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • the gift of the gab — ► the gift of the gab the ability to speak with eloquence and fluency. Main Entry: ↑gab …   English terms dictionary

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