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
CeliaSEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)English, Spanish, Italian
Carroll-Irish
Dagr-Ancient Scandinavian
İSkender-Turkish
Hekabe-Greek Mythology
Gerbern-Ancient Germanic