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talk the hind leg off a donkey talk the hind leg(s) off a donkeyTo talk endlessly and exhaustingly. I love my Aunt Lily, but she'd talk the hind legs off a donkey if you let her!See also: donkey, hind, off, talktalk the hind leg off a donkey BRITISHIf you say that someone could talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot. You won't be short of conversation with Adrian. He could talk the hind leg off a donkey.See also: donkey, hind, leg, off, talktalk the hind leg off a donkey talk incessantly. British informal In 1808 talking a horse's hind leg off was described as an ‘old vulgar hyperbole’ in Cobbett's Weekly Political Register , but the version with donkey was current by the mid 19th century. In 1879 Anthony Trollope mentioned talk the hind legs off a dog as an Australian variant. 1970 Nina Bawden The Birds on the Trees Talk, talk—talk the hind leg off a donkey, that one. See also: donkey, hind, leg, off, talktalk the hind leg(s) off a ˈdonkey (informal, humorous) (usually used with can or could) talk for a long time: He would make a good politician — he could talk the hind legs off a donkey!See also: donkey, hind, leg, off, talk |