Meaning of TALK YOUR EAR OFF - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So sometimes I can be very talkative.
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I can talk quite a bit.
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Normally I'm a pretty quiet person, but sometimes I can be very talkative and if I met you I
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might talk your ear off.
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When someone talks your ear off your ear doesn't actually fall off your head.
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It is simply a figure of speech.
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But if I was in a talkative mood and I met you there is a good chance I might talk your
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ear off.
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I love to talk about teaching.
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I love to talk about farming.
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I love to talk about new ideas that I have.
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I love to talk about my Youtube channel.
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I love to talk about my kids.
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And I love to talk about my job and the things I do as a teacher.
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So if you ever meet me in an airport or on a bus there is a very good chance that I might
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just talk your ear off.
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So a few years ago I was on an airplane.
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I was flying out west.
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I was flying to the province of B.C. to visit a brother-in-law and sister-in-law and I sat
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beside a guy and he talked my ear off for the entire flight.
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I wanted to sleep a little bit and I wanted to read a little bit and I wasn't feeling
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talkative and this guy, he talked my ear off.
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I think for the entire 5 hour flight I think he talked almost 5 hours.
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It was, it was a lot of talking.
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