up a storm

*up a storm

Fig.[doing or making] a great amount with fury or intensity. (*Typically: cook ~; gab ~; sing ~; kick ~; talk ~.) Whenever we get together, we always talk up a storm. Everyone was gabbing up a storm and didn't hear the chairman come in.

up a storm

with a lot of energy Her dog barks up a storm every time the phone rings. They were sitting in a corner, talking up a storm.

Usage notes: used after action verbs, as in the examples

up a storm

mod. with an enthusiastic spirit. (Note syntax in examples. Usually with sing, dance, talk, blow, play.) We talked up a storm until past midnight.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Steponas	-	Lithuanian
Abimbola	-	Western African, Yoruba
Eileen	['aili:n]
Silvestre	seel-BE-stre (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Emiliana	e-mee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Fflur	-	Welsh