talk something over

talk something 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. 2014.

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  • 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

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