Idioms

talk (someone) out of (doing something)
to persuade someone not to do something, to persuade someone to give something up
I spent an hour yesterday trying to talk my friend out of quitting his job.

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  • talk a blue streak
  • talk back to (someone)
  • talk big
  • talk down to (someone)
  • talk in circles
  • talk oneself out
  • talk out (a problem)
  • talk over (something) or talk (something) over
  • talk shop
  • talk through one's hat
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  • level (something) at (someone)
  • think out loud
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  • turn up one's nose at (something)
  • have egg on one's face
  • cut back on (something)
  • turn over
  • make it up to (someone)
  • fill out (something) or fill (something) out
  • nothing to write home about


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