yack something up

yack something up
yack something up
Inf. to talk a great deal [about someone or something]. (The

something

is often

it

.) •

She yacked the concert up endlessly.

Sally yacked up the concert, trying to get people to attend.

Yack it up and see if you can get people to attend.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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