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C1 Vocabulary related to language and talking

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What does 'to make small talk' mean?

Talk about unimportant things, usually to people you don't know well

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What does 'to talk shop' mean?

To talk about work

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What does 'to talk the hind legs off a donkey' mean?

To talk too much

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What does 'talk/speak of the devil' mean?

Said when a person appears, just after being talked about

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What does 'to be the talk of the town' mean?

What everyone is talking about

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What is a 'talking point'?

Something which encourages discussion

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Talk or speak? - a language

Speak

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What does 'to speak up' mean?

To speak louder in order to be heard

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What does 'to speak one’s mind' mean?

To say what you are thinking about, even if others may not want to hear it

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What does 'to talk somebody out of something' mean?

To persuade someone not to do something

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What does 'to talk down to someone' mean?

To talk to someone as if they are stupid

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What does 'to talk someone round' mean?

To persuade someone to agree with you or to do what you want them to do

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What does 'to talk something over' mean?

To discuss something

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What does 'to speak ill of' mean?

To have unpleasant things to say about someone or something

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What does 'to talk back' mean?

To reply in a rude manner, often to voice opposition or question an order

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What does 'to speak a mile a minute' mean?

To describe when someone speaks very fast, often so fast it is difficult to understand

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