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gift of gab
noun
- an aptitude for speaking fluently, glibly, or persuasively.
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Origin of gift of gab1
Idioms and Phrases
Talent for verbal fluency, especially the ability to talk persuasively. For example, His gift of gab made him a wonderful salesman . [Late 1700s]Example Sentences
Acting opposite Samuel L. Jackson, who originated the role in 1987, Washington channeled aspects of his Southern family members — such as his Uncle Woodson from North Carolina — to pace the boards as a charismatically intense, proud farmer from Mississippi with the gift of gab.
In his five days on the stand, Watson brought his trademark suaveness and gift of gab — and why not?
He has the gift of gab, he’s someone who likes to talk.
When asked by Billboard what she'd give to former co-star Bethenny Frankel for Christmas via UberEats delivery, de Lesseps told Billboard "A bag of coal . . . she's already got the gift of gab."
Their gift of gab was obvious, but drag’s emphasis is mostly on visual elements — hair, makeup, glamorous thematic fashion — so podcasts seemed counterintuitive.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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