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talk something over — talk (something) over to discuss something. We should get together and talk this over. They met yesterday to talk over ways of funding the school. Usage notes: usually said about a disagreement or problem … New idioms 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
talk something through — ˌtalk sth ˈthrough derived to discuss sth thoroughly until you are sure you understand it • It sounds like a good idea but we ll need to talk it through. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk something over/through — discuss something thoroughly. → talk … English new terms dictionary
talk something out — Brit. (in Parliament) block the course of a bill by prolonging discussion to the time of adjournment * * * ˌtalk sthˈout derived to discuss sth thoroughly in order to make a decision, solve a problem, etc • We need to talk out the issue with the… … Useful english dictionary
talk something out — Brit. (in Parliament) block the course of a bill by prolonging discussion to the time of adjournment. → talk … English new terms dictionary
talk something down — DENIGRATE, deprecate, disparage, belittle, diminish, criticize; informal knock, put down. → talk … Useful english dictionary
talk through — To explain a process by talking about each part of it in a logical sequence • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * talk through [phrasal verb] 1 talk (someone) through (something) : to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a … Useful english dictionary
talk over — talk (something) over to discuss something. We should get together and talk this over. They met yesterday to talk over ways of funding the school. Usage notes: usually said about a disagreement or problem … New idioms 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
