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
DariyaDAH-ree-yahUkrainian
Annets['ænits]
Giorginojor-JEE-noItalian
Arataah-ṙah-tahJapanese
StanisŁAwstah-NEE-swahfPolish
Adebayo-Western African, Yoruba