have a ready tongue

We could get along very well together without much conversation, though normally I had a ready tongue.

But they are strictly slaves and sycophants if they praise him for having a ready tongue.

In my profession it is essential to have a ready tongue and nimble wit-two things you lack."

And Giles, who had a ready tongue and a persuasive way with him when he liked, spun a very good tale.

I've had a ready tongue for a lot of years now, though, so I don't promise I'll be perfect, nor anywhere close."

David, who was by no means lacking in confidence and generally had a ready tongue where women were concerned, found himself as mute and awkward as a school boy, as he bowed over her hand.

LEAD: In 42 years of teaching constitutional law at Syracuse University, Michael O. Sawyer had a ready tongue, a sharp wit and a wicked jab at New Jersey, the state he loves to hate.