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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to talk even through one's elbows."
hablar hasta por los codos(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to talk without stopping)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to talk a blue streak (idiom) (United States)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United States
La amiga de Juan habla hasta por los codos. Me puso dolor de cabeza.Juan's friend talks a blue streak. She gave me a headache.
b. to talk nineteen to the dozen (idiom) (United Kingdom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El director del colegio conocía bien a Cecilia. La niña hablaba hasta por los codos.The school's headmaster knew Cecilia well. The girl could talk nineteen to the dozen.
c. to talk up a storm (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
En la reunión todo el mundo hablaba hasta por los codos. ¡Duró dos horas!Everyone talked up a storm at the meeting. It lasted two hours!
d. to be a chatterbox (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Julio habla hasta por los codos. Fui incapaz de decir nada.Julio is a chatterbox. I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
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