talk someone's ear off

talk someone's ear off
To talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated.

If he can get you on the phone, hell talk your ear off, every time.

See Also: work ones arse off, work ones butt off, work ones tail off

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  • talk someone's ear off — see ↑talk, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ear talk someone s ear off US informal : to talk to someone for a very long period of time He talks my ear off every time I call him. • • • Main Entry: ↑talk …   Useful english dictionary

  • talk someone’s ear off — tv. to talk to someone endlessly; to bore someone with too much talk. □ My aunt always talks my ear off when she comes to visit. □ Stay away from Mr. Jones. He will talk your ear off if he gets a chance …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • talk one's ear off — Digest 16/2002 to bore someone with one s long winded talk I try to keep my office door closed so that Jim won t come in. When he does, he talks my ear off and I can t get any work done …   Idioms and examples

  • talk — [tôk] vi. [ME talken (akin to Fris, to chatter), prob. freq. based on OE talian, to reckon, akin to talu,TALE] 1. a) to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse b) to express something in words; make a statement (of, on …   English World dictionary

  • work someone's ass off — verb To work excessively or to the point of exhaustion. He worked our asses off all week. Syn: work someones butt off, work someones tail off See Also: talk someones ear off …   Wiktionary

  • talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …   Collocations dictionary

  • talk — talkable, adj. talkability, n. talker, n. /tawk/, v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 3. to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip.… …   Universalium

  • ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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