TALK NINETEEN TO THE DOZEN
01 / 03 / 2010
TALK NINETEEN TO THE DOZEN: meaning and examples
Good morning. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.
Today's expression is: to talk nineteen to the dozen (informal)
This expression is a bit old fashioned (anticuado), but it is sometimes seen in newspapers and magazines. For those of you who speak Spanish, a possible translation would be "hablar por los codos".
Meaning: to talk a lot without stopping.
Example 1:
She was talking a lot without stopping, nineteen to the dozen.
Example 2:
Talking nineteen to the dozen, she told her husband what had happened to her after the concert; her husband listened carefully to the amazing story.
For the next few days, we will look at different English expressions that use the verb "talk" in them. For more expressions with talk, see the Daily Vitamins created between the 24th and the 30th of May, 2005. Use the search word "talk" in the Daily Vitamin section on our website to find more.
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