| 释义 |
beat (one's) gums beat (one's) gumsTo talk repeatedly and/or lengthily but without impact. I constantly beat my gums about dirty dishes in the sink, and the kids still never clean up after themselves!See also: beat, gumbeat one's gumsto waste time talking a great deal without results. (As if one were toothless.) I'm tired of beating my gums about this over and over. You're just beating your gums. No one is listening.See also: beat, gumbeat one’s gums tv. to waste time talking a great deal without results. I’m tired of beating my gums about this stuff. See also: beat, gum |