How to Pronounce "talk until one is blue in the face"
expression
TAWK un-TIL WUN IZ BLOO IN THUH FAYS
TAWK un-TIL WON IZ BLOO IN THUH FAYS
Definition
To keep talking for a long time to convince someone, but they still refuse to listen or change their mind.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɔk/ /ənˈtɪɫ/ /ˈwən/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈbɫu/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfeɪs
British English
tˈɔːk/ /ʌntˈɪl/ /wˈɒn/ /ˈɪz/ /blˈuː/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈeɪs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAWK un-TIL WUN IZ BLOO IN THUH FAYS
UK
TAWK un-TIL WON IZ BLOO IN THUH FAYS
Listen in Context
You can talk until you are blue in the face, but he won't change his mind.
I talked until I was blue in the face, but nobody listened to me.
We could talk until we are blue in the face, but the rules will not change.
Honestly, you can talk until you're blue in the face—they just won't listen.