rattle away
rattle away
To speak tediously and at great length (about something). He just kept rattling away about literary metaphors and imagery. I didn't know what he was talking about! I caught myself starting to fall asleep while the professor rattled away.
See also: away, rattle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
rattle away
to chatter endlessly and aimlessly. The two old men sat there and rattled away at one another. Tom rattled away at Jane for a few minutes and then left the house.
See also: away, rattle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- rattle on
- ramble on
- keep (going) on about (something)
- be on about
- be on about (something)
- be on about something
- be/go/keep on about something
- explain
- at great length
- length