wax lyrical
idiom
chiefly British, informal
: to talk about something in a very enthusiastic way
He waxed lyrical about the time he spent living in southern France.
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If that sounds terribly sentimental, well, that’s the beauty and limitation of The Last Waltz, which doubles down on the sap by having Robertson and his band mates wax lyrical in separate interviews about the spiritual toll of touring and the power of music.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Eclipse chasers wax lyrical about the spine-tingling experience of totality—the brief few minutes when the moon perfectly cover’s the sun’s bright face, revealing its delicate corona.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
This is a very difficult time to try and wax lyrical out there.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
Pressed by lawmakers, the president of Penn, M. Elizabeth Magill, was equally keen to wax lyrical about the joys of permissive deliberation.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Dec. 2023
As Valentine’s Day approaches, one Italian company is letting foodies wax lyrical about their greatest love: pasta.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Rawmeo, by contrast, was a full-color, tell-all persona, an outlet for Cazes to enjoy the rewards of his larger-than-life success, stretch out his ego, and wax lyrical about his personal philosophy.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
Rereading today, the book uses cheap, shorthand psychoanalysis to analyze the star and is punctuated with awkward sections that wax lyrical on her erotic appeal.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2022
The 2013 car, by contrast, is like reading your favorite loquacious author wax lyrical, stimulating your neurons the same way a good book can.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2022
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Eclipse chasers wax lyrical about the spine-tingling experience of totality—the brief few minutes when the moon perfectly cover’s the sun’s bright face, revealing its delicate corona.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
This is a very difficult time to try and wax lyrical out there.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
Pressed by lawmakers, the president of Penn, M. Elizabeth Magill, was equally keen to wax lyrical about the joys of permissive deliberation.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Dec. 2023
As Valentine’s Day approaches, one Italian company is letting foodies wax lyrical about their greatest love: pasta.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Rawmeo, by contrast, was a full-color, tell-all persona, an outlet for Cazes to enjoy the rewards of his larger-than-life success, stretch out his ego, and wax lyrical about his personal philosophy.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
Rereading today, the book uses cheap, shorthand psychoanalysis to analyze the star and is punctuated with awkward sections that wax lyrical on her erotic appeal.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2022
The 2013 car, by contrast, is like reading your favorite loquacious author wax lyrical, stimulating your neurons the same way a good book can.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2022
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