ramble on

Idioms

Speak or write at length and with many digressions, as in As the speaker rambled on for at least two hours, the audience became restless. This idiom was first recorded in 1710.

Example Sentences

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I can ramble on for days, but I'd swap my talking with Joe's engine any day of the week.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

So yeah, to not ramble on forever, it's easy to find replacements even here because I would never think New Orleans would even cater to vegetarians at all.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

But Mr. Biden, then as now, had a tendency to ramble on and commit his share of gaffes.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

They are exiles from the cozy anarchy of casual conversation, where you can sort of ramble on about that time in the woods you definitely saw a UFO.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2021

We share secretive smiles as Connor continues to ramble on and on.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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