- talk up something
- talk up (something)
to support something enthusiastically.
His job is to talk up new bands and get them gigs.
She talked the idea up with as many friends and colleagues as she could.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
talk up something
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talk through something — talk through (something) to explain or consider something in detail, esp. a problem. He had tried to get her to talk through her fears so she would see that they weren t so serious. I think you will have to talk it through with Sandy to see if… … New idioms dictionary
talk down something — talk down (something) to say that something is not very good or important. Bonds is doing everything possible to talk down his achievements. I love this town, and I don t like to talk things down, but there are some real problems here that need… … New idioms dictionary
talk out something — talk out (something) to discuss a problem in detail. We re trying to encourage these kids to talk out their differences. I can t stand endless arguments, so if you have a problem with me, let s talk it out. Related vocabulary: talked out … New idioms dictionary
talk someone/something up — (or down) discuss someone or something in a way that makes them seem more (or less) interesting or attractive … Useful english dictionary
talk around something — ˌtalk aˈround/ˈround sth derived to talk about sth in a general way without dealing with the most important parts of it • We spent a whole hour talking around the problem before looking at ways of solving it. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk round something — ˌtalk aˈround/ˈround sth derived to talk about sth in a general way without dealing with the most important parts of it • We spent a whole hour talking around the problem before looking at ways of solving it. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
(the) talk of something — the talk of something phrase if something is the talk of a place, people there talk a lot about it a fashion display that was the talk of London society the talk of the town: The couple had suddenly become the talk of the town. Thesaurus: known… … Useful english dictionary
talk through — (something) to explain or consider something in detail, esp. a problem. He had tried to get her to talk through her fears so she would see that they weren t so serious. I think you will have to talk it through with Sandy to see if she agrees with … New idioms dictionary
the talk of something — if something is the talk of a place, people there talk a lot about it a fashion display that was the talk of London society the talk of the town: The couple had suddenly become the talk of the town … English dictionary
talk down — (something) to say that something is not very good or important. Bonds is doing everything possible to talk down his achievements. I love this town, and I don t like to talk things down, but there are some real problems here that need to be dealt … New idioms dictionary
