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in_the_loop_704 to bore someone with one’s unending talk

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TALK (SOMEONE’S) EAR OFF 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.Doug tried to signal me to interrupt his one-way conversation with Rita. It was obvious that she was talking his ear off and he was too polite to end the conversation.Synonym: bend (someone’s) earCompare to: talk a blue streakTalk someone’s ear off conveys a sense of boredom that may or may not be present in talk a blue streak.

Id	in_the_loop_704
Idiom	TALK (SOMEONE’S) EAR OFF
Definition	to bore someone with one’s unending talk
Examples	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. Doug tried to signal me to interrupt his one-way conversation with Rita. It was obvious that she was talking his ear off and he was too polite to end the conversation. Synonym: bend (someone’s) ear Compare to: talk a blue streak Talk someone’s ear off conveys a sense of boredom that may or may not be present in talk a blue streak.

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