informal talk

  • 71talk big — informal See boast 1. 1) …

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  • 72talk is cheap — informal used for saying that you do not believe that someone will in fact do what they are saying they will do …

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  • 73talk turkey — informal to discuss something seriously …

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  • 74talk — 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… …

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  • 75talk */*/*/ — 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… …

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  • 76talk — 1. verb 1) I was talking to a friend Syn: speak, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal yak, gab, jaw, chew the fat, natter, rap 2) you re talking garbage Syn …

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  • 77talk — talkable, adj. talkability, n. talker, n. /tawk/, v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 3. to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip.… …

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  • 78talk turkey — verb discuss frankly, often in a business context • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue talk turkey Sam wants to talk turkey with Sue * * * talk turkey see under ↑ …

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  • 79talk*/*/*/ — [tɔːk] verb I 1) [I] to speak, or to have a conversation Can their baby talk yet?[/ex] Am I talking too much?[/ex] I saw her talking to Matt.[/ex] Everyone was busily talking with their friends.[/ex] We were talking about you last night.[/ex] See …

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  • 80talk — 1. verb 1) I was talking to a friend Syn: speak, chat, chatter, gossip, jabber; informal yak; Brit.; informal natter 2) they were able to talk in peace Syn: converse, communicate …

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