to shoot the breeze a) to chat in a hurried manner b) to chat about the breezec)to chat in an unhurried manner

like talking to a brick wall a)talking to an unresponsive/unsympathetic/unpersuadable person b) talking to someone who is to the other side of a wall c)talking to someone who cares

to speak/talk in riddles a) to talk in a clearly manner b)to talk in a confusing/ambiguous manner c) to talk in a foolish manner

to speak out of turn a) to say something properly b)to say something inappropriate/tactless c) to say something in a soft manner

to talk something up a) to talk in a secretly manner b)to talk seeing the sky c) to promote something

to flap your lips a)to talk a lot and in an indiscreet manner b)to talk a lot in a discreet manner c) to talk a lot about lips

to talk sense into a)to persuade someone to behave more reasonably b) to persuade someone to behave in a silly way c) to persuade someone to do what you want

a little bird(y) told me a)told by a secret informant b) a bird sends my message c)my birds actually told me

“you can/should talk!” a)a saying used to express to someone that you think they are being hypocritical b)a saying used to express someone can talk c)a saying used to express to someone that you think they are being good at talking

an armchair critic a) someone who criticizes you to make you feel bad b)someone who offers advice in a given situation without proving that they could cope any better the situation c)someone who advases you because they have been there

to cut to the chase a) to speak a lot without saying anything b)to directly address the most important matter c)to cut the talk and stop talking

to talk the talk and walk the walk a) to match your actions to your words b)to talk a lot c)to not match your actions to your words

to beat around the bush a) to talk around a bush b) to talk about bushes c)to avoid addressing the most important matter