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talked someone's ear off

talked someone's ear off is the simple past and past participle of talk someone's ear off.

Meaning of talk someone's ear off

Verb

talk someone's ear off (third-person singular simple present talks someone's ear off, present participle talking someone's ear off, simple past and past participle talked someone's ear off)

  1. (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

Questions about talked someone's ear off

What is talked someone's ear off the simple past and past participle of?
Talked someone's ear off is the simple past and past participle of talk someone's ear off.

Words near talked someone's ear off in the dictionary

  1. talked shit
  2. talked shop
  3. talked smack
  4. talked someone under the table
  5. talked someone's arm off
  6. talked someone's ear off
  7. talked someone's head off
  8. talked someone's leg off
  9. talked the ears off a donkey
  10. talked the ears off someone
  11. talked the hind leg off a donkey

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