chew one’s ear off
(verb) to talk a lot, to talk a lot about nothing
Example Sentences:
Martin’s girlfriend always chews his ear off, so he is going to break up with her.
A: Did you have a good job interview?
B: I think so! The interviewer chewed my ear off for one hour about nothing specific.
A: That sounds great!
Maria is a lovely woman, but she is always chewing everyone’s ears off when she is out with her friends.
From the Blogs:
Taxi drivers would find even more reason to chew your ears off with incessant chatting
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Similar idioms:
- talk one’s ear off
- chew over
- turn something on its ear
- turn a deaf ear to
- play it by ear
- prick up one’s ears
- bite off more than one can chew
- chew someone out
- all ears
- chat up
