Phrase guide

talk the legs off a pot

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

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verb

Meaning 1

To talk a lot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, humorous, idiomatic

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: talk someone's head off, talk someone's arm off, talk someone's leg off, talk the ears off someone, talk someone under the table
  • I thought John would never shut up. He could talk the legs off a pot.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the hind legs off a donkey, talk the leg off the Lamb of God, talk someone's head off, talk someone's arm off, talk someone's leg off, talk the ears off someone, talk someone under the table

Antonyms: none provided

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