Talks the hind legs off a donkey In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "talks the hind legs off a donkey", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2019-10-01 01:10

talk the hind leg off a donkey or horse

Talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey spoken language verb phrase

Used to indicate talking for a very long time.

Would you stop talking the hind legs off a donkey? You keep talking for an hour.

Please let me be and stop talking the hind legs off a donkey.

Though they are a twin, they have different personalities. One always keeps silent while the other always talks the hind legs off a donkey.

Do you know that you have been talking the hind legs off a donkey for haft an hour? Can you just keep quiet for a little while?

It's mostly used in the present tense.