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The politician talked around the question without giving a clear answer.

Instead of answering, she talked around the issue for ten minutes.

My uncle talked at me for an hour about his travel stories.

During the meeting, the manager talked at the team instead of with them.

The student was punished for talking back to the teacher.

When my mom told me to clean my room, I talked back and got grounded.

The critic talked down the movie, calling it boring and predictable.

Stop talking down your own achievements—you worked hard for them.

The professor talked down to his students, which made them feel stupid.

I hate it when customer service agents talk down to me.

Maya talked her friend into joining the gym with her.

The salesman talked me into buying an expensive warranty.

The couple talked out their differences and decided to stay together.

We need to talk out the budget issues before the deadline.

Her mother talked her out of quitting school.

The friend talked him out of buying the expensive car.

Let's talk over the details of the plan over lunch.

The team talked over the proposal for two hours.

He talked round the issue without giving a straight answer.

She managed to talk her father round to her point of view.

The instructor talked through the experiment procedure with the students.

Let me talk you through the installation process.

The manager talked up the new product during the meeting.

Parents often talk up their children's achievements.

Maya tried to talk some sense into her brother before he quit school.

After the accident, his father knocked some sense into him about driving safely.

Having worked as a chef for ten years, Sara knows what she's talking about.

If you've never owned a dog, you don't know what you're talking about.

“You're always late!” “Look who's talking—you arrived an hour after me!”

“Stop eating so much junk food,” said Tom. “You can't talk—you just had three donuts.”

The developer got the permit quickly because money talks in this city.

When it comes to politics, money talks louder than votes.

“How about we order pizza and watch a movie?” “Now you're talking!”

When Brian suggested a beach vacation, his wife said, “Now you're talking!”

We were just talking about Diego, and speak of the devil—here he is!

Talk of the devil! I was telling my sister about your new job.

During the meeting, Min spoke out of turn and embarrassed his boss.

I'm sorry if I talked out of turn—I didn't mean to offend anyone.

As fellow musicians, they speak the same language when discussing music.

My brother and I talk the same language when it comes to sports.

Talk about rude! He didn't even say thank you for the gift.

Talk about a storm—the wind knocked down trees all over town.

During their phone call, he whispered and talked dirty to his girlfriend.

Some couples enjoy talking dirty to spice up their relationship.

The candidate talks a good game about education reform, but has no plan.

My friend talks a good game about running a marathon, but he never trains.

My aunt can talk the hind legs off a donkey about her garden.

During the long car ride, Diego talked the hind legs off a donkey.

Talking of movies, have you seen the new sci-fi film?

Talking of Sara, she just got promoted at work.

We were discussing our old teacher, and talk of the devil—she walked in.

Speak of the devil! I was just telling my mom about your new car.

At the party, the two engineers talked shop while everyone else listened.

My husband and I try not to talk shop during dinner with friends.

He can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk?

Many politicians talk the talk about helping the poor, but do little.

When he claimed the earth is flat, everyone knew he was talking through his hat.

Don't listen to him—he's talking through his hat about computers.

The mayor talked tough on crime during his campaign speech.

My father talked tough about curfew, but he rarely enforced it.

After small talk, the businessmen sat down to talk turkey about the deal.

Let's stop joking and talk turkey about our budget problems.

Maya talked her way out of the speeding ticket by charming the officer.

He tried to talk his way out of doing the dishes, but his mom insisted.

“You're always late!” “You can't talk—you were late yesterday too.”

“Stop eating so much junk food,” said Tom. “Look who's talking—you just had three donuts.”

“You're a fine one to talk about being messy—your room is a disaster!”

“You're a fine one to talk about saving money—you just bought a new TV.”