yack head off
yack (one's) head off
1. To talk ceaselessly or at great length. He yacked his head off for nearly two hours before he finally brought the meeting to a close. Sorry, I've been yacking my head off about my research. I hope I'm not boring you!
2. To bore or exhaust one with ceaseless chatter. I love my Aunt Lily, but she yacks my head off whenever I go to visit her. I hope my uncle Mike didn't yack your head off at dinner.
See also: head, off, yack
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
yack one's head off
Fig. to talk a great deal. Jane yacked her head off and ended up with a sore throat. Don't yack your head off!
See also: head, off, yack
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- yack
- yack (one's) head off
- yak
- beaver away
- it's too late for sorry
- yammer away about (someone or something)
- yammer on (and on) about (someone or something)
- in a sorry state
- yap away about (someone or something)
- yap on (and on) about (someone or something)