the gift of the gab

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the gift of the gab (British, American & Australian) also the gift of gab (American)

an ability to speak easily and confidently and to persuade people to do what you want An Irishman, he had the gift of the gab. You might hate what he said but you had to listen.

See look a gift horse in the mouth

See also: gab, gift

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Byline: MIKE WALTERS Birmingham 0 Aston Villa 1 THE gift of the Gab turned down the volume on the home fans at St Andrews yesterday as Gabriel Agbonlahor fired home the only goal to win the Birmingham derby. SSHHH! HE'S AT IT AGAIN; More AGony for Blues after Gabby late show by The Mirror (London, England) Aidan Turner plays the good-looking and laid-back Mitchell who, in contrast to George, has the gift of the gab and an easy confidence with the ladies. Secrets of flatmates with a double life; Comedy by Birmingham Mail (England) You have the gift of the gab, use it well and save close ones both money and embarrassment. Your Stars by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			The end justifies the means the end of the ball game the end of the line the end of the road The exception proves the rule the eye of the storm the facts of life the fag-end of the fair sex the fat is in the fire the feathers fly the final curtain the final straw the fine print the first string the flavour of the month the four corners of the earth the front office the fruit of loins the full monty the funny thing is the fur flies The game's up! the genie is out of the bottle the ghost at the feast the gift of the gab the glory days the gloves are off The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth the goggle-box The good is the enemy of the best the good old days the goods on the gory details the gospel truth the grand old man of The grass is always greener The grass is always greener on the other side the grass roots the graveyard shift the gravy train the greasy pole the great and the good the great unwashed The greater the truth, the greater the libel the greatest thing since sliced bread the green-eyed monster the Grim Reaper the groves of academe the hair of the dog the halcyon days			The German National awakening The German-American Business Council of Boston, Inc. The Gerontological Society of America The Gersh Agency The get down stay down The Get Up Kids The Getting of Wisdom The Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address The gettysburg adress The gettysburg adress The Ghan the ghost at the feast The Ghost of Christmas Past The Ghost of Christmas Present The Ghost of Otis The Giant Drop The Giant Roof Foundation The Giants The Giants The Giants The Giants The Giants Causeway The Giants Causeway The Gibney Family Foundation The Gibson The Gift Basket Pros The Gift Certificate Company The Gift of Gab The Gift of Knowledge the gift of the gab The Gifted in Fremont The Gilded Age The Gilded One The Gilded One The GIMP The GIMP The GIMP Toolkit The Ginger Bread Man the girl next door the girl next door the girl next door The Girl Of My Dreams The Girlie Show The Giving Spirit The Glacier Mummy The Glamour Rock Kid The Glasgow Haskell Compiler The glass ceiling The glass ceiling The Glaucoma Foundation The Global Alliance The Global Banking Resource The Global Chat Network The Global Community The Global Consulting Partnership The Global Democracy Experiment The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria The Global Fundraising Network

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