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
Estera-Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian
Alvin['ælvin]
Leslie['lezli]
AilÍN-Irish
Anand-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali
Susannzoo-ZAHN (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish