talk a mile a minute
To speak quickly or excessively.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“She talks a mile a minute when she's excited.”
“The tour guide talked a mile a minute, so we struggled to catch every detail.”
“Nervous before the interview, the young candidate talked a mile a minute, filling every silence with words until the panel gently interrupted.”
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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country mile
A long way, a great distance.
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first mile
The initial stage of delivery of goods, etc., from the seller or producer to a distribution centre, often involving greater effort or expense.
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
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go the extra mile
To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
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hot minute
A long period of time.
Last updated August 10, 2026