talking someone's ear off
Relentless verbal bombardment
To talk someone's ear off is to talk to them at excessive length, typically without regard for their interest or patience.
The image suggests wearing down the listener until their ear might fall off from exhaustion: My uncle cornered me at the wedding and talked my ear off about his stamp collection.
- verboseMore words than necessary
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- chewing the fatEngaging in leisurely conversation
- monopolizingTaking exclusive control
- chattyInclined to converse freely
garrulous · talkative · prolix · rambling · exasperated · dominating · one-sided conversation · drained · long-winded · going on and on · relentless · blathering · verbal diarrhea · effusive · shooting the breeze · exhausting · overwhelming · motor-mouth
verbal output quantity
talking someone's ear offsaying nothing
keeping quiet · clamming up · keeping mum · being silent · shutting up