Phrase guide

talk a blue streak

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To talk for a long duration of time, at a rapid pace without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • She's normally a quiet person, but she will talk a blue streak about fashion, if you let her.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jaaritella — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • German: ohne Punkt und Komma — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • Polish: gadać jak najęty — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • Polish: gadać jak najęta — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • Russian: говори́ть без умо́лку (govorítʹ bez umólku) — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • Russian: говори́ть без остано́вки (govorítʹ bez ostanóvki) — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • Russian: треща́ть (treščátʹ) — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium
  • Spanish: hablar por los codos — to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium