hablar por los codos

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to speak through the elbows”. Compare Portuguese falar pelos cotovelos. === Verb === hablar por los codos (first-person singular present hablo por los codos, first-person singular preterite hablé por los codos, past participle hablado por los codos) (idiomatic) to run one's mouth off; to run off at the mouth; to talk nonstop === Further reading === “hablar por los codos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025