Siarad fel pwll y môr

Meaning: To talk endlessly without pause.

Language: Welsh

Literally: To talk like the sea's pool

Category: Nature

Origin: Speech as ceaseless and churning as the restless sea pictures a relentless, unstoppable chatterer.

More idioms — Nature

• Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn — The grass is always greener elsewhere.
• Caught between a rock and a hard place — Stuck between two equally bad options.
• Estar en Babia — To be daydreaming and miles away.
• 雪上加霜 — To make a bad situation even worse.
• आसमान सिर पर उठाना — To raise a huge uproar.
• Pixar fora de test — To go off topic or be plainly mistaken.

More Welsh idioms

• Tynnu blewyn o drwyn — To provoke or tease someone.
• Codi pais ar ôl piso — Fretting over what's already done.
• Rhedeg fel cath i gythraul — To run frantically fast.

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