talk someone's ear off

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talk someone's ear off (third-person singular simple present talks someone's ear off, present participle talking someone's ear off, simple past and past participle talked someone's ear off)

1. (slang, idiomatic) To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.

   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

   Near-synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God

   If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.