talk a blue streak

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Verb

talk a blue streak (third-person singular simple present talks a blue streak, present participle talking a blue streak, simple past and past participle talked a blue streak)

(idiomatic) To talk for a long duration of time, at a rapid pace without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium.
She's normally a quiet person, but she will talk a blue streak about fashion, if you let her.

Translations

to talk for a long time, rapidly without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium

German: ohne Punkt und Komma (de)
Russian: говори́ть без умо́лку (govorítʹ bez umólku), говори́ть без остано́вки (govorítʹ bez ostanóvki), треща́ть (ru) (treščátʹ)
Spanish: hablar por los codos (es)

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