a fashion display that was the talk of London society
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the talk of something — if something is the talk of a place, people there talk a lot about it a fashion display that was the talk of London society the talk of the town: The couple had suddenly become the talk of the town … English dictionary
talk up something — talk up (something) to support something enthusiastically. His job is to talk up new bands and get them gigs. She talked the idea up with as many friends and colleagues as she could … New idioms dictionary
talk the talk — to say something in a way that appears to be true or real. For a woman whose criminal law practice is only 11 months old, she sure can talk the talk. Usage notes: sometimes used in the full form talk the talk and walk the walk to say something… … New idioms dictionary
talk around something — ˌtalk aˈround/ˈround sth derived to talk about sth in a general way without dealing with the most important parts of it • We spent a whole hour talking around the problem before looking at ways of solving it. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk round something — ˌtalk aˈround/ˈround sth derived to talk about sth in a general way without dealing with the most important parts of it • We spent a whole hour talking around the problem before looking at ways of solving it. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
On the Verge of Something Wonderful — Single by Darren Hayes from the album This Delicate Thing We ve Made … Wikipedia
This Could Be the Start of Something — (generally known as This Could Be the Start of Something Big ) is a popular song by Steve Allen, published in 1956.Originally, the song was written as part of the score for the 1954 television musical production of The Bachelor . This score… … Wikipedia
be in the thick of something — be in the thick of (something) to be very involved at the busiest or most active stage of a situation or activity. A fierce debate ensued and he found himself in the thick of it. I can t talk right now I m in the thick of things. When you re in… … New idioms dictionary
talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
talk */*/*/ — I UK [tɔːk] / US [tɔk] verb Word forms talk : present tense I/you/we/they talk he/she/it talks present participle talking past tense talked past participle talked Other ways of saying talk: chat to talk informally in a friendly way: We sat… … English dictionary
