to talk to someone for a long time, often in a loud or boring way

to talk about your work, especially with colleagues on a social occasion or in a way that is boring for other people

to surprise someone by being very beautiful, impressive, unexpected etc (often used in the passive)

to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something

to talk confidently about something in a way that makes people think you are good at it or know a lot about it, without providing evidence that is the case

to stop being shy and begin to confidently show your real character and feelings

to be always talking about yourself or your achievements in a way that annoys other people

to have persistent success or good luck

used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been

used for saying that when you love someone, it is difficult to see their faults

someone or something that you are pleased to see

to find new ways of doing things, especially of solving problems

to waste time and effort trying to do something that someone else has already done well