Significato: abuttal

əbʌtln. appoggio

tal Idioma

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a mental block

a problem with learning a subject or concept I have a mental block when I try to do algebra. I can't think.

a talking to

a scolding, a personal lecture If he has a poor attitude, Dan will give him a talking to.

a tall one

a large drink of liquor, a strong drink After he heard the bad news, he poured himself a tall one.

a total stranger

one you have never seen, a perfect stranger """Can I give you a ride home?"" ""No. You're a total stranger."""

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.

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.

have a hitch in your getalong

limp, walk with a limp Since he broke his ankle, he's had a little hitch in his getalong.

heavy metal types

(See skids)

hidden talent

a talent or skill you do not show very often Oh, you play the harmonica! Got any more hidden talents?

hitch in your getalong

(See have a hitch in your getalong)

mental block

(See a mental block)

money talks

money causes action, grease my palm If you want service, money talks. When you pay, they serve.

old wives' tale

a myth, an old story that contains little truth One old wives' tale says that goose fat will cure a cold.

on a pedestal

in the position of a hero, in a high place If you put your girlfriend on a pedestal, she won't respect you.

pedal to the metal

accelerator all the way down, flat out He always drives fast - pedal to the metal all the time.

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.

place on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

put on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

reach a stalemate

arrive at a position where no progress is made The talks to buy the materials for the new computer labs reached a stalemate and it will be difficult to get them started again.

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.

tall one

(See a tall one)