C2idiomformalcommunication
hold forth
USUK
to talk at length about a subject, often in a boring way
Slightly formal, and usually humorous or critical. Often 'hold forth on' or 'about'.
In context
My uncle held forth about politics for an hour at the Tet dinner.
Professor Nam loves to hold forth on the decline of modern manners.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue