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C1 | Talking Verbs & Expressions

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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.
  • I know her - her name is on the tip of my tongue...
    About to be said if you can remember it.
  • I tried to talk her into ordering pizza but had no success!
    To persuade someone to do something.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A: Let's go to Hawaii instead of Portugal. B: Now you're talking!
    Said when someone makes a suggestion or offer that is better than one that they have already made.
  • The new statue in the park is the talk of the town.
    To be what everyone is talking about.
  • I can't keep up with the lesson! The teacher talks a mile a minute.
    To talk very quickly.
  • What does to speak your mind mean?
    To say what you think about something very directly.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Even at a party they have to talk shop!
    To talk about your job with those you work with when not at work.
  • We could have talked the hind legs off a donkey. We had a lot in common.
    To talk without stopping for a long time.
  • 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.
  • We’ll all be there at 6 for the surprise party – now don’t spill the beans!
    To let secret information become known.
  • Children who talk back are regarded as disrespectful.
    To reply rudely to someone.
  • 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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