alk Idiom, Proverb
a talking to
a scolding, a personal lecture If he has a poor attitude, Dan will give him a talking to.
all walks of life
all occupations and lifestyles As a salesperson, you will meet people from all walks of life.
chalk one up for you
you have earned a point, you won that point/game Good shot! I'll chalk one up for you.
coffee talk
conversation while having coffee, water-cooler... I don't believe Sally's pregnant. It's just coffee talk, just gossip.
double-talk
talk that appears to have meaning but does not He gave the audience a lot of double-talk so nobody knew what he wanted to say.
doubletalk
confusing talk, bafflegab His explanation of the Premier's decision was a lot of doubletalk.
every walk of life
every occupation, all lifestyles People from every walk of life attend our church.
fast talker
con artist, clever talker who convinces others easily He is a fast talker so you should be careful not to believe everything that he says.
money talks
money causes action, grease my palm If you want service, money talks. When you pay, they serve.
pep talk
a speech to encourage people to try harder and not give up The coach gave his team a pep talk after they lost three games last month.
shop talk
(See inside joke)
small talk
talk about unimportant topics - the weather etc. Winnie is good at making small talk with strangers.
smooth talker
one who says nice words, butter wouldn't melt... Janet is such a smooth talker! She should be in politics.
straight talk
the truth, the facts, the straight goods My son and I believe in straight talk. We communicate.
sweet talk
praise or flatter someone to get what you want My sister tried to sweet talk our father into giving her the car but he said no.
talk a mile a minute
talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.
talk about
if we are talking about, if you want to discuss Talk about cold! Last winter it was -43
talk away
continue talking, talk and talk The baby was talking away, but no one could understand her.
talk back
reply without respect, lip off In China, kids don't talk back to their parents, do they?
talk big
talk boastfully, brag He is always talking big but nobody believes what he says.
talk down to someone
use words or ideas that are too simple I don
talk into
get someone to agree to something, persuade someone to do something She finally talked her father into lending her the family car.
talk is cheap
talk is not action, saying is easier than doing He says he's going to pay his debt, but talk is cheap.
talk it over
discuss it, hash it over I don't agree with you, but let's talk it over before we decide.
talk it up
talk with enthusiasm, tell people about it If we want to build an arena, we have to talk it up with the people.
talk out
discuss until everything is agreed on, settle We stayed up late last night and talked out the problem.
talk out of
persuade not to do something I tried to talk our vice-president out of offering a price that was too low but he wouldn't listen to me.
talk over
discuss something We asked for some time during the meeting to talk over the new proposals.
talk shop
talk about jobs, talk about what we do at work I don't like to talk shop when we have visitors. It's too boring.
talk the leg off the lamb of God
"talk a lot; persuasively; have the gift of the gab" Minerva was a talker. She could talk the leg off the lamb of God!
talk through one
make exaggerated or inaccurate statements He is always talking through his hat and you never know if you can believe him or not.
talk through your hat
talk without logic, say unbelievable things, hot air If you tell Dad about building a home in outer space, he'll say you're talking through your hat.
talk turkey
discuss a fair deal, negotiate seriously If the owner really wants to sell, he'll talk turkey.
talk until the cows come home
talk for a long time We can talk until the cows come home this weekend at the lake.
talk up
speak in favor of The manager was talking up the product as we entered the meeting.
talk your ear off
talk too much, talk all the time Polly is only three years old, but she can talk your ear off.
talk your head off
talk a lot, say too much You can talk your head off, but I won't change my opinion.
the talk of the town
what everybody is talking about, a hot topic If a preacher has an affair with a hooker, it's the talk of the town.
walk
not have to pay a fine or go to jail, get off They couldn't prove that Don was guilty, so he walked.
walk a straight line
walk without staggering, show that you are sober If you can't walk a straight line, don't drive a vehicle.
walk down
walk along, walk on We walked down the road to the lake. It was a nice day for a walk.
walk of life
lifestyle, occupation, vocation People from all walks of life eat at Fabio's Restaurants.
walk on eggshells
be very careful, watch your step Your son is so afraid of making a mistake he's walking on eggshells.
walk the talk
do what you talk about doing, practice what you preach If we advise people to recycle, we should recycle. We have to walk the talk.
walk-through
inspect the house you are buying just before you become the owner The day before we moved into our new home, we did a walk-through with the real estate agent.
walk up
walk along, walk on, walk in They walked up and down the hall, waiting for the doctor.
water-cooler talk
office news, gossip I believe water-cooler talk - unless it's about me.
worship the ground she walks on
"love her very, very much; crawl on my hands..., mad about her" """Does Anthony love Cleopatra?"" ""He adores her. He worships the ground she walks on!"""
alkie
an alcoholic
walk of shame
when a guy or girl walks home after hooking up with someone- usually done in the daylight, so everyone sees that they are wearing the same clothes they had on the night before and that they are alone; "I saw Carrie doing the walk of shame from Greg's house this morning"
