talk (oneself) ragged

talk (oneself) ragged

To talk until one becomes exhausted or has nothing left to say. I had been talking myself ragged about the issue for nearly an hour. My sister was really distraught about her breakup, so I just gave her a sympathetic ear while she talked herself ragged.
See also: ragged, talk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

talk someone ragged

Fig. to talk to someone too much; to bore someone. That was not an interview. She talked me ragged. He always talks me ragged, but I always listen.
See also: ragged, talk
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
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