The gift of the gab

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 14
Meaning

The ability to speak easily and confidently

हिंदी अर्थ

वाक्पटुता

Example sentences

He has the gift of the gab and a very thin argument.

With her gift of the gab, Radhika won the debate easily.

Daily use: Uske paas gift of the gab hai.

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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Gab यानी बातें, बकबक। जिसे gift of the gab मिला है, उसे आसानी और confidence से बोलने का हुनर मिला है। ऐसे अच्छे वक्ता को articulate कहते हैं, और persuasive बोलने की कला को rhetoric।

'Gab' means talk, and to gab is to chatter. Someone who has the gift of the gab has been given a talent for talking easily and confidently. Such a speaker is articulate, and the art of persuasive speech is called rhetoric.

Exam note

यह बार-बार पूछा गया idiom है, meaning है आसानी और confidence से बोलने का हुनर; eloquent synonym है, tongue-tied opposite trap है और garrulous (बहुत बातूनी) करीबी trap है।

A frequently asked idiom meaning 'the ability to speak easily and confidently'; 'eloquent' is a synonym, while 'tongue-tied' is the opposite trap and 'garrulous' (too talkative) is a near trap.

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