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МЕЛИ, ЕМЁЛЯ, ТВОЯ НЕДЕЛЯ (saying often used in the abbreviated form «Мели, Емеля») (said mockingly or sarcastically) you can talk as much as you want, but nobody takes what you say seriously: - keep (go right on) talking, (but) nobody' listening talk all you like, but don't expect us to take you seriously anything you say sure, keep (go right on) talking yeah, right.
...Мели» is the imperative of «молоть», "to grind." «Емеля» is a diminutive of the male name «Емельян». Formerly, in peasant families in Russia there was a weekly alternation of certain household chores among family members. One such chore was grinding flour.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. . 2004.

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