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talking the hind leg off a donkey

talking the hind leg off a donkey is the present participle and gerund of talk the hind leg off a donkey.

Meaning of talk the hind leg off a donkey

Verb

talk the hind leg off a donkey (third-person singular simple present talks the hind leg off a donkey, present participle talking the hind leg off a donkey, simple past and past participle talked the hind leg off a donkey)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) 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 talking the hind leg off a donkey

What is talking the hind leg off a donkey the present participle and gerund of?
Talking the hind leg off a donkey is the present participle and gerund of talk the hind leg off a donkey.

Words near talking the hind leg off a donkey in the dictionary

  1. talking statues
  2. talking stick
  3. talking sticks
  4. talking the ears off a donkey
  5. talking the ears off someone
  6. talking the hind leg off a donkey
  7. talking the hind legs off a donkey
  8. talking the leg off the Lamb of God
  9. talking the talk
  10. talking through
  11. talking through one's hat

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