talk a blue streak
idiom
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: to talk rapidly and without stopping
Sheesh! Your friend really talks a blue streak!
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All three performers can weasel, bully, and talk a blue streak, and all are skilled at providing internal drive to text that can feel elliptical, coded, or without obvious dramatic action.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
The toddler can talk a blue streak and likes an audience.
—Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
The toddler can talk a blue streak and likes an audience.
—Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Talk a blue streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20a%20blue%20streak. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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