reden wie ein Buch
to talk incessantly; to talk a blue streak
Origin
The expression alludes to the fact that one can read aloud from a book without stopping - i.e. without thinking - so the person talks endlessly and verbosely. (Not to be confused with knowing a thoroughly.)
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Conjunction 'und' (and, addition)Konjunktion 'und' (Addition)
- Possessive articles in the dativePossessivartikel im Dativ
- Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (if/when, temporal/conditional)Nebensatz mit 'wenn' (temporal/konditional)
- Adjective endings in the dativeAdjektivendungen im Dativ
- Pronoun 'ich' (I, nominative)Pronomen 'ich' (Nominativ)
- Pronoun 'du' (you, informal, nominative)Pronomen 'du' (Nominativ)
Examples
Auf der redete er den ganzen wie ein .
At the party he talked a blue streak the whole evening.