talk someone's ear off
To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciatedTo talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
Translations
5 languagesMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
Near-synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God
If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.
jemandem ein Kotelett ans Ohr labern, jemanden volllabern
прожужжать ушиprožužžatʹ uši
Forms
talks someone's ear off, talking someone's ear off, talked someone's ear off, talked someone's ear offirregular
| Base form | talk someone's ear off · to talk someone's ear off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks someone's ear off |
| Present participle | talking someone's ear off |
| Past simple | talked someone's ear off |
| Past participle | talked someone's ear off |
Tenses
talk someone's ear off · talked someone's ear off · will talk someone's ear off · have talked someone's ear offPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | talk someone's ear off |
| he, she, it | talks someone's ear off |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have talked someone's ear off |
| he, she, it | has talked someone's ear off |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will talk someone's ear off |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | talked someone's ear off |
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.