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[exp,v5s]
▶ to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.) ▶ to run out of words ▶ to be verbose ▶ to cajole ▶ to talk someone's head off |
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| 4. | A 2021-11-19 10:46:34 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Converting somebody to someone -*- via bulkupd.py -*- |
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| Diff: | @@ -13 +13 @@ -<gloss>to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.)</gloss> |
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| 3. | A 2018-05-20 22:50:39 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 2. | A* 2018-05-20 06:31:06 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -13 +13,2 @@ -<gloss>to use up one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade or explain something, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>to run out of words</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2018-05-20 03:56:00 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daijr 3 gg5 examples |
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| Comments: | Hard to come up with the perfect gloss. |
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