C1 | Talking Verbs & Expressions | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 19 Public

Collocations | Vocabulary | Idioms

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He is always beating around the bush. It really gets on my nerves.

To talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important.

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It's hard to get a firm decision out of him - he's always going off on a tangent.

To suddenly start talking or thinking about a completely new subject.

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We could have talked the hind legs off a donkey. We had a lot in common.

To talk without stopping for a long time.

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I can't keep up with the lesson! The teacher talks a mile a minute.

To talk very quickly.

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Even at a party they have to talk shop!

To talk about your job with those you work with when not at work.

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The new statue in the park is the talk of the town.

To be what everyone is talking about.

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I've tried to discuss my feelings with her, but it's like talking to a brick wall.

If talking to someone is like talking to a brick wall, the person you are speaking to does not listen.

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A: I say we stop here and get an ice cream. B: You and I are speaking the same language!

To have similar ideas and similar ways of expressing them.

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She's got the gift of the gab - she should work in sales and marketing.

The ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you.

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I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.

To speak to someone in a simple way, as if the person cannot understand things as well as you can.

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You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she won't do it.

If you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are wasting your efforts because you will get no results.

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Employees had two weeks to talk the proposal over with their families before making a decision.

To discuss a problem or situation with someone, often to find out their opinion or to get advice before making a decision about it.

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He was known for talking his way out of speeding tickets.

To avoid doing something or to get out of a difficult situation by giving someone good reasons why you should not do it.

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I tried to talk her into ordering pizza but had no success!

To persuade someone to do something.

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We’ll all be there at 6 for the surprise party – now don’t spill the beans!

To let secret information become known.

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I know her - her name is on the tip of my tongue...

About to be said if you can remember it.

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