When they say "Yes, he has a tongue without bones" about a person, this means that he loves to talk, and his speeches are empty and empty. But in reality this does not always happen, sometimes someone not only loves, but also knows how to maintain a conversation. Let us examine the history and examples of the use of phraseological units.
Origin
From the modern point of view, it is strange that an undoubted medical fact (lack of bone language) is interpreted as an insult. Everything is explained simply. Before people were not as educated as they are today, it was believed that only bones were tired in a person, they ached, they felt bad and hurt, they needed rest. And if a person has a tongue without bones, then he does not need rest. He is able to work 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Use
Indeed, basically the expression carries a negative meaning. That is, one who does not have bones in the language does not keep pace with the speed of his body, therefore he says countless nonsense that offends people. But one must understand that this happens not because the “speaker” wants to offend someone, but because he simply cannot keep track of the stream of words. Why hold a grudge, because he has a tongue without bones, what can you take from him.
But sometimes one who characterizes another person in this way does not mean anything bad, except that he likes to talk and, perhaps, does it expertly. Although the dictionary is harsh, and it gives only one meaning of this phraseology. But that’s why it’s a dictionary to fix the language norm, and we are talking about living language practice, in which the concept of “norm” is shifted. In other words, a boneless language is not always a bad thing. But let’s analyze what the talkativeness did not please people.
