talk something over (with somebody) — ˌtalk sthˈover (with sb) derived to discuss sth thoroughly, especially in order to reach an agreement or make a decision • You ll find it helpful to talk things over with a friend. • They talked over the proposal and decided to give it their… … Useful english dictionary
talk something over/through — discuss something thoroughly. → talk … English new terms dictionary
chew something over — 1. tv. to talk something over. □ Why don’t we do lunch ometime and chew this over? □ We can chew it over at lunch. 2. tv. to think something over. □ I’ll have to chew it over for a while. I’m not sure now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
talk over — talk (something) over to discuss something. We should get together and talk this over. They met yesterday to talk over ways of funding the school. Usage notes: usually said about a disagreement or problem … New idioms dictionary
talk over — verb speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion (Freq. 1) We discussed our household budget • Syn: ↑hash out, ↑discuss • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
talk — verb 1》 speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; communicate by speech. ↘have the power of speech. ↘(talk something over/through) discuss something thoroughly. ↘(be talking) informal be discussing in specified… … English new terms dictionary
talk over — PHRASAL VERB If you talk something over, you discuss it thoroughly and honestly. [V n P with n] He always talked things over with his friends... [V n P] We should go somewhere quiet, and talk it over... [V P … English dictionary
talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… … Dictionary of contemporary English
talk — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
talk — 1 verb 1 CONVERSATION (I) to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: talk to: Who was that you were talking to at the party? | talk with: Bob was talking with a pretty woman from the fire department. | talk about/of: We were talking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English