blue streak
Example Sentences
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No wonder I talked a blue streak about money with Elvira — about the hourly billing rate I charged, the new clients I landed, the prospects I was pitching and my projected annual revenues.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025
Women everywhere have many reasons to curse a blue streak.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2024
That means swearing a blue streak, the way he does, or trying to out-do someone or impress them.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022
“My customers come here and talk a blue streak, but they leave with beautiful hair,” a local hairdresser says to Selma.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021
“Oh dear, yes. Oh yes, Mr. Jankowski. You’ve been talking a blue streak since we left the lunchroom. Just talking my ear off.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
