to talk out of turn
1talk out of turn — To say something indiscreet or tactless ● turn * * * speak/talk/out of turn phrase to say something that you should not say because you have no right to say it or because it upsets someone I hope I’m not speaking out of turn, but I preferred the… …
2talk out of turn — speak/talk out of turn slightly formal to say something that you should not have said or that you did not have the authority to say. I m sorry if I spoke out of turn, but somebody had to tell him the facts …
3talk out of turn — See: SPEAK OUT OF TURN …
4talk out of turn — See: SPEAK OUT OF TURN …
5talk\ out\ of\ turn — See: speak out of turn …
6talk out of turn — verb To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so. Wherever she was, she always essayed the leading social role; and it was seldom that a… …
7talk out of turn (to) — Speak too candidly …
8speak out of turn — speak/talk/out of turn phrase to say something that you should not say because you have no right to say it or because it upsets someone I hope I’m not speaking out of turn, but I preferred the original version. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to …
9speak out of turn — speak/talk out of turn slightly formal to say something that you should not have said or that you did not have the authority to say. I m sorry if I spoke out of turn, but somebody had to tell him the facts …
10turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …
