talk someone under the table

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English

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Etymology

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Contrast the identically-formed Dutch onder de tafel praten (to outperform verbally, outdebate).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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talk someone under the table (third-person singular simple present talks someone under the table, present participle talking someone under the table, simple past and past participle talked someone under the table)

  1. (idiomatic) To bore (someone) with excessive talk.