speak volumes

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Idioms and Phrases

Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income . This idiom uses volumes in the sense of “the information contained in volumes of books.” [c. 1800]

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While the process itself did not lead to decisive action on either front, it did speak volumes about Pope Francis' desire that his pontificate was rooted not in Rome and in clerics but in the lives of believers around the world.

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All of those gestures are simple and doable and speak volumes.

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And I think that that silence really does speak volumes.

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Offering a listening ear or a comforting presence can speak volumes when words feel inadequate.

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“You can speak volumes about the stadium and just the crowd that came out to support the city. I wish I was playing.”

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