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talk

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɔːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɔk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tôk)

Collocations for "talk"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "talk" in context.

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talk

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. talk to your [friend, sister, parents]
  2. talk with your [friend]
  3. talk in depth about
  4. talk [loudly, quietly, properly]
  5. talking in [English]
  6. talks too much
  7. learning to talk
  8. talk about the [war, party]
  9. talk about your [opinions, feelings]
  10. what [the hell, the heck, in God's name, on earth] are you talking about?
  11. slang: that's what I'm talking about!
  12. talk over the [phone, internet]
  13. talk over the [loudspeaker, intercom]
  14. were talking in your sleep
  15. talk the [problem, issue] over
  16. talk like you [own the place, know what you're doing]
  17. talking off the [cuff, top of your head]
  18. talked me out of [accepting, going, leaving, it]
  19. talked up her [chances, ability, position]
  20. talk back to your [parents, teacher]
  21. (always) talks down to me
  22. sexually explicit: talk dirty (to me)
  23. talked [her head, my ears] off
  24. (just) talked yourself out of a [job, promotion]
  25. talked [himself, until he was] hoarse
  26. are (always) talking shop
  27. let's talk [business, money]
  28. she talks the talk (but)
n
  1. [small, baby, office, dirty] talk
  2. is inappropriate talk for [children, the office]
  3. [safety, education] talks
  4. a [riveting, fascinating, motivating] talk (on)
  5. an [uninspiring, inspiring, excellent, interesting] talk
  6. the peace talks [stalled, failed, stuttered]
  7. had a [brief, long, short, serious] talk
  8. gave a talk on [personal finance, leadership, fears]
  9. a talk at the [conference, university, center, school]
  10. a talk on the [dangers, threats]
  11. a talk about career [opportunities, development, choices]
  12. a [serious, brief] talk about his behavior
  13. a short talk before [class, the meeting]
  14. can we have a talk?
  15. that's fighting talk!
  16. that's enough small talk!
  17. enough shop talk
  18. all this talk of [food] is [making me hungry]
  19. he's all talk!
  20. he talks the talk (but)
n as adj
  1. talk radio
  2. hosts a talk show
'talk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "talk" in the title:

" I don’t know who(m) to talk with" - English Only forum
-Ing clauses to talk about a reason - English Only forum
— talk about it - English Only forum
... and let's talk - English Only forum
... not to talk of the fact that ... - English Only forum
...suspect to talk about... - English Only forum
'I guess even you talk jokes like that' - English Only forum
'likes to talk' or 'likes talking'? - English Only forum
'Talk about' in passive sentence - English Only forum
'Talk' or 'another verb' someone 'out of/into doing' ... - English Only forum
'used to' to talk about general changes in the world - English Only forum
“talk of conditions”VS“make a bargain” - English Only forum
(Could you please) talk to us...? - English Only forum
(Do) You still not/don't think you need to talk about it? - English Only forum
(I want to talk to you) like a person - English Only forum
[..] or even talk a walk to reflect over life. - English Only forum
[passive voice] We shouldn't talk about money in France. - English Only forum
[tense of choice] talk about routine but in the past - English Only forum
[who to talk to] or [who I will talk to] - English Only forum
2nd Conditional: He wouldn't talk to me if I had an argument with his Mum. - English Only forum
3 different grammar ways to talk about the future - English Only forum
A "15-20-minute talk" or a "15-20 minute talk": hyphen with compound premodifiers - English Only forum
A common talk - English Only forum
a father <who><that><> his children find easy to talk to - English Only forum
A good idea to talk about - English Only forum
A lot of people can talk the talk but only few can walk the walk. - English Only forum
A lot of talk/ a lot of talks - English Only forum
A person can be known by their talk - English Only forum
A phrase for starting to talk about something unpleasant? - English Only forum
a possibility <for us> to talk - English Only forum
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