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talk like an apothecary

idiom
Meaning

To prattle.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please stop talking like an apothecary and get to the point.

CONTEXTUAL

He spent an hour rambling about his garden, talking like an apothecary until I finally walked away.

COMPLEX

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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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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    To say.

  4. 04

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    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  5. 05

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    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  6. 06

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    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  7. 07

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    Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.

  8. 08

    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