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talking of somebody — talking of sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) used when you are going to say more about a subject that has already been mentioned • Talking of Sue, I met her new boyfriend last week. Main entry: ↑talkidiom … Useful english dictionary
talking of something — talking of sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) used when you are going to say more about a subject that has already been mentioned • Talking of Sue, I met her new boyfriend last week. Main entry: ↑talkidiom … Useful english dictionary
talking-to — n lecture, scolding, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproach, criticism COLLOQ. dressing down, telling off, carpeting, wigging, ticking off, rocket ≠ praise, commendation * * * ˈtalking to f6 [talking to talkings to] noun … Useful english dictionary
smooth-talking — adj persuasive, plausible, slick, suave, silver tongued, facile, glib, bland COLLOQ. smooth * * * ▶ adjective (informal) PERSUASIVE, glib, plausible, silver tongued, slick, eloquent, fast talking; ingratiating, flattering … Useful english dictionary
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
look who's talking — (ironic) You re a fine one to be saying that • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * someone can talk/someone is a fine one to talk/look who’s talking/spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you think someone is giving advice or an opinion that … Useful english dictionary
break with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to leave a group of people or an organization, especially because you have had a disagreement with them: break with sb/sth over sth: Powell broke with the Conservative Party over Europe. 2 break with tradition/the past to stop… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
know what you're talking about — know what you re ˈtalking about idiom (informal) to have knowledge about sth from your own experience • I ve lived in China, so I know what I m talking about. Main entry: ↑knowidiom … Useful english dictionary
in reference to sth — in/with reference to sb/sth FORMAL ► used, especially in business letters, to say what you are writing or talking about: »I am writing with reference to your letter of 15 March. Main Entry: ↑reference … Financial and business terms
in/with reference to sb/sth — FORMAL ► used, especially in business letters, to say what you are writing or talking about: »I am writing with reference to your letter of 15 March. Main Entry: ↑reference … Financial and business terms
