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talk to
Idioms and Phrases
Also, give a talking to . Scold, reprimand, as in The teacher said he'd have to talk to Jeff after school , or Dad gave us both a good talking to . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s] For talk to like a Dutch uncle , see Dutch uncle .Example Sentences
City labor negotiators have started to talk to union leaders about postponing this year’s raises, which are expected to cost about $250 million.
"He said to me once 'Bazza, how do you let your boy talk to you like that?"
"I was there with a load of my mates who support City and to be there and see us win the way we did was one of - if not the best - day of my life. My mates didn't talk to me afterwards though."
He was initially brushed off by Pope Francis, who instead had church higher-ups talk to the vice president about migrants and refugees.
He goes, “Please don’t talk to anyone — not even Al.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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