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gift of gab
noun
- an aptitude for speaking fluently, glibly, or persuasively.
Word History and Origins
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
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.
And while the mogul known as SBF could talk his way out of just about anything else, he would soon find that his gift of gab had little effect here.
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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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