Talk a blue streak
Posted by ChrisA on July 26, 2007
In Reply to: Talk a blue streak posted by R. Berg on July 25, 2007
: : : What does "talk a blue streak" mean?
: : To pepper your speech with profanities.
: In the usage I'm familiar with (U.S.), it simply means to talk long and tirelessly. ~rb
It looks like you're right rb. I should have gone to US dictionaries to confirm my understanding. I'm guilty of inferring a meaning from the context in which I most often find the phrase; and, possibly, of confusing the phrase with "swear a blue streak". In my defence I could say that this context is quite common, as witness the example attached.
- Talk a blue streak ChrisA 26/July/07
- Talk a blue streak Smokey Stover 26/July/07
- Blue Streak Lewis 27/July/07
- Blue Streak Smokey Stover 27/July/07
- Blue Streak Lewis 27/July/07
- Talk a blue streak Smokey Stover 26/July/07