C1idiominformalcommunication
talk someone's ear off
USUK
to talk to someone for so long that they get tired
Mainly American. British speakers say 'talk the hind legs off a donkey'. Often not unkind; it describes a very chatty person.
In context
My taxi driver talked my ear off all the way from the airport.
Do not ask Uncle Hai about football unless you want him to talk your ear off.
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