hablar por los codos

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hablar por los codos(
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blahr
 
pohr
 
lohs
 
koh
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dohs
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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.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
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).
(idiom)
(general)
a. to talk up a storm
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).
(idiom)
Nos quedamos levantadas hablando por los codos hasta las 3 de la mañana.We stayed up talking up a storm until 3 o'clock in the morning.
b. to be a chatterbox
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).
(idiom)
Esa mujer habla por los codos y nunca puede quedarse callada.That woman is a chatterbox and she can never be quiet.
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