Collocations for "talking"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "talking" in context.
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talk
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- talk to your [friend, sister, parents]
- talk with your [friend]
- talk in depth about
- talk [loudly, quietly, properly]
- talking in [English]
- talks too much
- learning to talk
- talk about the [war, party]
- talk about your [opinions, feelings]
- what [the hell, the heck, in God's name, on earth] are you talking about?
- slang: that's what I'm talking about!
- talk over the [phone, internet]
- talk over the [loudspeaker, intercom]
- were talking in your sleep
- talk the [problem, issue] over
- talk like you [own the place, know what you're doing]
- talking off the [cuff, top of your head]
- talked me out of [accepting, going, leaving, it]
- talked up her [chances, ability, position]
- talk back to your [parents, teacher]
- (always) talks down to me
- sexually explicit: talk dirty (to me)
- talked [her head, my ears] off
- (just) talked yourself out of a [job, promotion]
- talked [himself, until he was] hoarse
- are (always) talking shop
- let's talk [business, money]
- she talks the talk (but)
- [small, baby, office, dirty] talk
- is inappropriate talk for [children, the office]
- [safety, education] talks
- a [riveting, fascinating, motivating] talk (on)
- an [uninspiring, inspiring, excellent, interesting] talk
- the peace talks [stalled, failed, stuttered]
- had a [brief, long, short, serious] talk
- gave a talk on [personal finance, leadership, fears]
- a talk at the [conference, university, center, school]
- a talk on the [dangers, threats]
- a talk about career [opportunities, development, choices]
- a [serious, brief] talk about his behavior
- a short talk before [class, the meeting]
- can we have a talk?
- that's fighting talk!
- that's enough small talk!
- enough shop talk
- all this talk of [food] is [making me hungry]
- he's all talk!
- he talks the talk (but)
- talk radio
- hosts a talk show
'talking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absolute
- besides
- bigot
- brick
- certain
- church
- continue
- counterpart
- cross
- cute
- dictionary
- drunk
- embarrassed
- endearing
- engaging
- entertaining
- enthusiastic
- exam
- filth
- garbage
- garden
- guy
- hall
- hoarse
- hour
- huddle
- idea
- interest
- interrupt
- jackass
- know
- language
- loud
- loudly
- moron
- mumble
- nonsense
- normally
- note
- now
- parrot
- person
- pimp
- politic
- reach
- rein
- rubbish
- sake
- salad
- scare