Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk the legs off a pot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: talk the legs of-f a pot
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Humorous

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

talk the legs off a pots (present, singular) talk the legs off a potting (participle, present) talk the legs off a potted (participle, past) talk the legs off a potted (past)

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

Questions

What does talk the legs off a pot mean?: To talk a lot.

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