wax lyrical
to talk about something with excitement
TRANSLATION
wax lyrical = von etwas schwärmen, sich über etwas begeistern --- GOOGLE INDEX wax lyrical: approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Some of Silicon Valley's most prominent technology figures have been WAXING LYRICAL on Twitter this past week.
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Borussia Dortmund are facing the prospect of losing a star player for the third year running with Germany defender Mats Hummels WAXING LYRICAL about a possible transfer abroad.
(Sports24 news portal)
(Irish Times)
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Borussia Dortmund are facing the prospect of losing a star player for the third year running with Germany defender Mats Hummels WAXING LYRICAL about a possible transfer abroad.
(Sports24 news portal)
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wax lyrical
verbal phrase
- to talk about something with a lot of interest and excitement
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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"Wax" as a verb means to grow or increase in size or number, and comes from the Old English "weaxan." It is also related to the German "wachsen", which also means to grow.
There was a time when wax was used more often than the verb grow. However, current use is nearly limited to describing how the moon takes on the appearance of being full (waxing moon). It is also used in expressions like "waxing nostalgic" (to become nostalgic).
The adjective lyrical, which is also used without the -al suffix (He writes lyric poems of extraordinary beauty), means expressing something in an emotionally positive way. Thus to wax lyrical literally means to talk about something with growing or increasing excitement. This same concept is also expressed in similar phrases such as "wax eloquently" and "wax poetically."
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SYNONYMS
effervesce, enthuse, rave, rhapsodize, go on about, carry on about
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"He's always waxing lyrical about 'the good old days.'"
verbal phrase
- to talk about something with a lot of interest and excitement
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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"Wax" as a verb means to grow or increase in size or number, and comes from the Old English "weaxan." It is also related to the German "wachsen", which also means to grow.
There was a time when wax was used more often than the verb grow. However, current use is nearly limited to describing how the moon takes on the appearance of being full (waxing moon). It is also used in expressions like "waxing nostalgic" (to become nostalgic).
The adjective lyrical, which is also used without the -al suffix (He writes lyric poems of extraordinary beauty), means expressing something in an emotionally positive way. Thus to wax lyrical literally means to talk about something with growing or increasing excitement. This same concept is also expressed in similar phrases such as "wax eloquently" and "wax poetically."
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SYNONYMS
effervesce, enthuse, rave, rhapsodize, go on about, carry on about
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"He's always waxing lyrical about 'the good old days.'"
