Please stop talking like an apothecary and get to the point.
talk like an apothecary
idiomTo prattle.
He spent an hour rambling about his garden, talking like an apothecary until I finally walked away.
The witness continued to talk like an apothecary, filling the courtroom with endless, irrelevant details that obscured the truth of the matter.
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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be like
To say.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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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.
Last updated April 17, 2026