talk someone's leg off

Variant of talk

talk definition

talk (tôk)

intransitive verb

    1. to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse
    2. to express something in words; make a statement (of, on, about, etc. something)
  2. to express ideas by speech substitutes to talk by signs
  3. to speak emptily or trivially; chatter
  4. to gossip
  5. to confer; consult
  6. to make noises suggestive of speech
  7. to reveal secret information; esp., to confess or inform on someone
  8. to make a speech, esp. a somewhat informal one

Etymology: ME talken (akin to Fris, to chatter), prob. freq. based on OE talian, to reckon, akin to talu, tale

transitive verb

  1. to put into spoken words; utter
  2. to use in speaking to talk Spanish, to talk slang
    1. to speak about; discuss to talk sports
    2. Informal to speak of (something impressive, remarkable, expensive, etc.): usually in prp. we're talking high prices
  4. to put into a specified condition, state of mind, etc. by talking to talk oneself hoarse

noun

    1. the act of talking; speech
    2. conversation, esp. of an informal nature
  2. a speech, esp. a somewhat informal one
  3. a formal discussion; conference
  4. rumor; gossip
  5. the subject of conversation, gossip, etc.
  6. empty or frivolous remarks, discussion, or conversation
  7. a particular kind of speech; dialect; lingo
  8. sounds, as by an animal, suggestive of speech

Related Forms:

talk Idioms

big talk

Slang bragging or boasting talk

have a talk with

to admonish or caution

make talk

  1. to talk idly, as in an effort to pass time
  2. to cause gossip

talk around

to talk (a person) over; persuade

talk at

to speak to in a way that indicates a response is not really desired

talk away

  1. to pass (a period of time) by talking
  2. to talk continuously; chatter

talk back

☆
to answer impertinently or rudely

talk big

Slang to boast; brag

talk down

  1. to silence by talking louder, longer, or more effectively than
  2. to aid (a pilot) in landing by giving spoken instructions

talk down to

to talk in a patronizing way to, as by using pointedly simple speech

talk into

to persuade (someone) to do something

talk out

to discuss (a problem, etc.) at length in an effort to reach an understanding

talk out of

to dissuade (someone) from doing something

talk over

  1. to have a conversation about; discuss
  2. to win (a person) over to one's view by talking; persuade

talk someone's arm off

or talk someone's ear off or talk someone's leg off
Slang to talk to someone at great length or without pause

talk up

  1. ☆ to promote or praise in discussion
  2. to speak loudly and clearly
  3. ☆ to speak boldly, frankly, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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