They were arrested on minor charges after talking back to a police officer.
In my family, kids just never talked back.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
talk back to — talk back (to (someone)) to answer rudely. They were arrested on minor charges after talking back to a police officer. In my family, kids just never talked back. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of talk back (= to answer someone) … New idioms dictionary
talk back — (to (someone)) to answer rudely. They were arrested on minor charges after talking back to a police officer. In my family, kids just never talked back. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of talk back (= to answer someone) … New idioms dictionary
talk back — PHRASAL VERB If you talk back to someone in authority such as a parent or teacher, you answer them in a rude way. [V P to n] How dare you talk back to me! [V P] ...I talked back and asked questions. Syn: answer back … English dictionary
talk back — ANSWER BACK, be impertinent, be cheeky, be rude; contradict, argue with, disagree with. → talk * * * intransitive verb Etymology: talk (I) + back, adverb : to speak in answer usually to a command or admonishment in a flippant or impertinent… … Useful english dictionary
talk back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms talk back : present tense I/you/we/they talk back he/she/it talks back present participle talking back past tense talked back past participle talked back to reply quickly and often rudely to something that… … English dictionary
ˌtalk ˈback — phrasal verb to reply to someone rudely Melanie, don t talk back to your mother![/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
talk back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sass, retort, defy; see answer 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To utter an impertinent rejoinder: talk up. Informal: sass, sauce. Idiom: give someone lip. See RESIST, WORDS. II verb See talk … English dictionary for students
The Dead Talk Back — is a crime/mystery film that, while filmed in 1957, was not released until it was picked up by Sinister Media in 1993. It was featured in a 1994 episode of movie mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . The Dead Talk Back was… … Wikipedia
talk — [tôk] vi. [ME talken (akin to Fris, to chatter), prob. freq. based on OE talian, to reckon, akin to talu,TALE] 1. a) to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse b) to express something in words; make a statement (of, on … English World dictionary
talk — ► VERB 1) speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings. 2) have the power of speech. 3) (talk over/through) discuss (something) thoroughly. 4) (talk back) reply defiantly or insolently. 5) (talk down to) speak patroniz … English terms dictionary
