por los codos

In Spanish, "Hablando por los codos" means to talk your ass off. Similarly, a literal translation is "talking for the elbows."

Another similar expression is "de los mil carcajadas."
In this it is meant to convey that something is of 1,000 laughs. See in example 2a)

Orale pues...esto cabrón fue chistando por los codos.

2a) "¡La pelicula de los mil carcajadas!"

by ikiney May 26, 2008