informal talk
101talk someone into something — PERSUADE INTO, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring round to, inveigle into, wheedle into, prevail on someone to; informal sweet talk into, hustle, fast talk. → talk …
102talk sense — phrasal : to voice rational, logical, or sensible thoughts or ideas at a time for greatness … we owe it to the people to talk sense A.E.Stevenson †1965 * * * talk sense/nonsense/etc informal …
103informal — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
104talk back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sass, retort, defy; see answer 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To utter an impertinent rejoinder: talk up. Informal: sass, sauce. Idiom: give someone lip. See RESIST, WORDS. II verb See talk …
105talk, Table — ▪ literature informal conversation at or as if at a dining table; especially, the social talk of a celebrity recorded for publication. Collections of such conversations exist from as early as the 3rd century AD, and the term has been in use …
106talk shop — 1. verb To discuss ones work, business or profession. 2. noun a) A place where people gather to have conversation or discussion which is usually of an …
107talk over — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. consider, consult, deliberate; see discuss . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about: bandy (about), discuss, moot, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over), toss around.… …
108talk\ a\ blue\ streak — v. phr. informal To talk on and on, usually very fast. Sue is a nice girl but after one drink she talks a blue streak and won t stop …
109talk\ big — v informal To talk boastfully; brag. He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game …
110talk\ shop — v. phr. informal To talk about things in your work or trade. Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said …
