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the gift of the gab

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the gift of the gab

  (British, American & Australian) also the gift of gab (American)

an ability to speak easily and confidently and to persuade people to do what you want An Irishman, he had the gift of the gab. You might hate what he said but you had to listen.

See look a gift horse in the mouth

See also: gab, gift, of