| 单词 | talk nineteen to the dozen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto talk nineteen to the dozen c. With qualifying words. baker's dozen (see baker's dozen n. at baker n. Compounds 1), devil's dozen, long dozen (see long dozen n. at long adj.1 and n.1 Compounds 4a), printer's dozen: thirteen. brown dozen (obsolete) or round dozen: a full dozen. thirteen, (etc.) to the dozen: see quots. to talk nineteen to the dozen: to talk very fast, or to excess. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > twelve > group or set of twelve dozen1340 brown dozen?1499 zodiac1560 round dozena1572 twelve1573 quest?1589 jury1592 dodecade1659 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > thirteen thirteenc1000 devil's dozen1831 ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Biijv Haue at the hasarde or at the dosen browne. 1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Oh read ouer D. Iohn Bridges: Epist. 37 Pay it you with aduauntage, at the least thirteene to the dozen. 1598 in Lambert 2000 years of Guild Life (1892) 308 All the saide Company will deliver forthe theire breade..xiijten to the dozen. 1820 Ld. Byron Blues i. 36 A round dozen of authors and others. 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 343/2 Instead of one kick, he deserves and gets a devil's dozen. 1872 ‘Ouida’ Fitz's Election 210 She..generally talked nineteen to the dozen. to talk (etc.) nineteen to the dozen 6. to talk (etc.) nineteen to the dozen: to talk, etc., incessantly, or at a great rate. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > talk excessively or chatter chavel?c1225 babblea1250 chattera1250 clacka1250 janglea1300 ganglec1300 clapc1315 mumblec1350 blabberc1375 carp1377 tatterc1380 garre1382 rattlec1400 clatter1401 chimec1405 gabc1405 pattera1450 smattera1450 languetc1450 pratec1460 chat1483 jabber1499 clittera1529 cackle1530 prattle1532 blatter1533 blab1535 to run on pattens1546 tattle1547 prittle-prattlea1555 trattlea1555 tittle-tattle1556 quiddlea1566 brabble1570 clicket1570 twattle1573 gabble1574 prittle1583 to like to hear oneself speak, talk1597 to word it1612 deblaterate1623 tongue1624 twitter1630 snatter1647 oversay1656 whiffle1706 to gallop away1711 splutter1728 gob1770 gibble-gabble1775 palaver1781 to talk (etc.) nineteen to the dozen1785 gammon1789 witter1808 yabble1808 yaff1808 mag1810 chelp1820 tongue-pad1825 yatter1825 potter1826 chipper1829 jaw-jaw1831 buzz1832 to shoot off one's mouth1864 yawp1872 blate1878 chin1884 yap1888 spiel1894 to talk (also lie, swear, etc.) a blue streak1895 to run off at the mouth1908 chattermag1909 clatfart1913 to talk a streak1915 to run one's mouth1916 natter1942 ear-bash1944 rabbit1950 yack1950 yacker1961 to eat parrot head (also bottom)1965 yacket1969 to twat on1996 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > at a great rate to talk (etc.) nineteen to the dozen1916 1785 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) ii. 63 The Mother good humour'd and Civil but talks nineteen to the dozen. a1833 C. Dibdin Wild Man (1836) I. xiii. 35 I'll lay an embargo on her tongue, or else, when she's dressed like a duchess, she'll out with her maxims, nineteen to the dozen, and spoil all. 1860 G. A. Sala Baddington Peerage xliii The ladies' maid's tongue was sure to run nineteen to the dozen. 1883 Longman's Mag. 2 293 A very cheerful..gentleman..who was talking away to me, nineteen to the dozen, as they say. 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 187 They must be charging, I think, or our front line's fallen back, because the rifles is going nineteen to the dozen. 1936 A. Christie Murder in Mesopotamia v. 39 Presently Mr. Coleman bustled in and took the place beyond Miss Johnson... He talked away nineteen to the dozen. 1990 Videographic Apr. 17/1 He'll..talk more than nineteen-to-the dozen, start up his next thought before he's even half finished with his last one! < as lemmas |
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