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.
- talk (one) ragged
- talk ragged
- talk someone ragged
- be (one's) last resort
- be run ragged
- run ragged
- a last resort
- run someone ragged
- run (oneself or someone) ragged
- run one ragged