- talk down to someone
- talk down to (someone)
to speak to someone as if they were too young or stupid to understand something.
I think of old people just as I think of myself, so I don't talk down to them.
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talk down to someone
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talk down to — (someone) to speak to someone as if they were too young or stupid to understand something. I think of old people just as I think of myself, so I don t talk down to them … New idioms dictionary
talk down — verb 1. belittle through talk (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑minimize, ↑belittle, ↑denigrate, ↑derogate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody … Useful english dictionary
talk down to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms talk down to : present tense I/you/we/they talk down to he/she/it talks down to present participle talking down to past tense talked down to past participle talked down to talk down to someone to talk to… … English dictionary
talk down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms talk down : present tense I/you/we/they talk down he/she/it talks down present participle talking down past tense talked down past participle talked down 1) talk someone down British to talk loudly so that… … English dictionary
talk down — 1) PHRASAL VERB To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely. [V n P] The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
talk down to — CONDESCEND TO, patronize, look down one s nose at, put down. → talk * * * ˌtalk ˈdown to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they talk down to he/she/it talks down to present participle … Useful english dictionary
talk down to sb — UK US talk down to sb Phrasal Verb with talk({{}}/tɔːk/ verb [I] ► to talk to someone as if they were less important than you: »Secretarial staff are most likely to be talked down to … Financial and business terms
talk down to — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone talks down to you, you disapprove of the way they talk to you, treating you as if you are not very intelligent or not very important. [V P P n] She was a gifted teacher who never talked down to… … English dictionary
talk down — {v.} 1. To make (someone) silent by talking louder or longer. * /Sue tried to give her ideas, but the other girls talked her down./ Compare: SHOUT DOWN(2). To use words or ideas that are too easy. * /The speaker talked down to the students, and… … Dictionary of American idioms
talk down — {v.} 1. To make (someone) silent by talking louder or longer. * /Sue tried to give her ideas, but the other girls talked her down./ Compare: SHOUT DOWN(2). To use words or ideas that are too easy. * /The speaker talked down to the students, and… … Dictionary of American idioms
