talks someone's ear off
talks someone's ear off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)
- 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
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