to talk the hind leg off a donkey vs to rabbit on about sth

[Magda21]

What's the difference between these idioms? I was looking up in my dictionary but I didn't find it. Thanks for replies, Magda

[Alan]

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Hi Magda,

Both expressions refer to talking a great deal - to excess in fact. The more colourful one: talk the hind leg off a donkey suggests that you not only talk a lot but also that you can be very persuasive in the way you talk. Rabbit on about something suggests that you also talk a lot but this time you keep talking about the same thing.

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[Magda21]

Finally I understood. Thank you, Alan.