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talk the legs off a potting

talk the legs off a potting is the present participle and gerund of talk the legs off a pot.

Meaning of talk the legs off a pot

Verb

talk the legs off a pot (third-person singular simple present talk the legs off a pots, present participle talk the legs off a potting, simple past and past participle talk the legs off a potted)

  1. (Ireland, humorous, idiomatic) To talk a lot.
    • Near-synonyms: talk someone's head off, talk someone's arm off, talk someone's leg off, talk the ears off someone, talk someone under the table

Questions about talk the legs off a potting

What is talk the legs off a potting the present participle and gerund of?
Talk the legs off a potting is the present participle and gerund of talk the legs off a pot.

Words near talk the legs off a potting in the dictionary

  1. talk the hind legs off a donkey
  2. talk the leg off the Lamb of God
  3. talk the legs off a pot
  4. talk the legs off a pots
  5. talk the legs off a potted
  6. talk the legs off a potting
  7. talk the talk
  8. talk through
  9. talk through one's ass
  10. talk through one's hat
  11. talk through one's nose

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