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can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey (British humorous)
if you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot His father could talk the hind leg off a donkey. donkey work (British, American & Australian informal) also grunt work (American informal) hard, boring work Usage notes: In the past, donkeys were used to carry heavy loads. Why do I have to do all the donkey work while you get to do the interesting stuff? See also: work donkey's years (informal) a very long time I've been doing this job for donkey's years. See donkey workSee also: year Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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