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talk somebody into of something — ˌtalk sb ˈinto/ˈout of sth derived to persuade sb to do/not to do sth • I didn t want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it. • talk somebody into of something doing sth She tried to talk him out of leaving. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk somebody out of something — ˌtalk sb ˈinto/ˈout of sth derived to persuade sb to do/not to do sth • I didn t want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it. • talk somebody out of something doing sth She tried to talk him out of leaving. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk somebody round (to something) — ˌtalk sb ˈround (to sth) derived (BrE) to persuade sb to accept sth or agree to sth • We finally managed to talk them round to our way of thinking. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk somebody through something — ˌtalk sb ˈthrough sth derived to explain to sb how sth works so that they can do it or understand it • Can you talk me through the various investment options? Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk somebody down — ˌtalk sb/sthˈdown derived to help a pilot of a plane to land by giving instructions from the ground Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… … Dictionary of contemporary English
talk the legs off an iron pot — (AU) Somebody who is excessively talkative or is especially convincing is said to talk the legs off an iron pot. ( Talk the legs off an iron chair is also used) … The small dictionary of idiomes
Somebody’s Watching Me — Somebody s Watching Me ist ein Lied des Sängers Rockwell aus dem Jahr 1984. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Musikvideo 3 Coverversionen 4 Einzelnachweise … Deutsch Wikipedia
talk back (to somebody) — ˌtalk ˈback (to sb) derived to answer sb rudely, especially sb in authority related noun ↑back talk Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk something over (with somebody) — ˌtalk sthˈover (with sb) derived to discuss sth thoroughly, especially in order to reach an agreement or make a decision • You ll find it helpful to talk things over with a friend. • They talked over the proposal and decided to give it their… … Useful english dictionary
