be on about (something)



be on about (something)

To be speak about something tediously and at great length. Primarily heard in UK. He just kept rambling about literary metaphors and imagery. I didn't know what he was on about! She's always on about some new show she has started watching.
See also: on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÓRfhlaithOR-laIrish
Innocentius-Late Roman
Yachin-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Arturər-TOOR (Portuguese), ar-TOOR (Galician), AHR-tuwr (Polish), AHR-toor (German)Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Russian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Romanian, Czech
JoordYO:RTDutch
Constantia-Late Roman