rabbit on
Prattle on tediously
To rabbit on is British slang for talking at length, often tediously or without much point: She rabbited on about her holiday for an hour.
The phrase suggests chatter that's harmless but excessive.
From rhyming slang: rabbit and pork = talk.
- natterLight, aimless conversation
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- babbleIncoherent speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- go onContinue doing something
go on and on · chatter · prattle · rave · chinwag · drone · drone on · jabber · ramble · run off at the mouth · rant · longwinded · harp · yammer · verbose · bend someone's ear · bang on · witter
verbosity
rabbit onshut up
Demand for silence
get to the point · clam up · keep mum · summarize · condense
speech vs silence
rabbit onsay nothing
Refrain from speaking
shut up · be silent · hold one's tongue · keep quiet · zip it