sati イディオム

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carry the conversation

continue the conversation, continue talking to you Visiting with Sally is easy. She carries the conversation!

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strike up a conversation

begin a conversation with a stranger Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone.

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satisfied with

completely pleased with 对…满意
Your money will be returned if you are not satisfied with the goods．你对货物如不满意，钱将如数退还。

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conversation piece|conversation|piece

n. Something that interests people and makes them talk about it; something that looks unusual, comical, or strange. Uncle Fred has a glass monkey on top of his piano that he keeps for a conversation piece.

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make conversation|conversation|make

v. phr. To talk with someone just so that there will be talk. John made conversation with the stranger so that he would not feel left out. Mary didn't really mean what she said about Joan. She was only making conversation.

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conversation

conversation
In addition to the idiom beginning with conversation, also see make conversation.

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conversation piece

conversation piece
An unusual object that arouses comment or interest, as in That bust of Aunt Nettie is ugly but it's an excellent conversation piece. In the early 1700s this same term was used for a particular kind of painting that represented a group, often a family, arranged as though they were conversing with one another. Later in the century the term was extended to any object that stimulates conversation.

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make conversation

make conversation
Engage someone in talking purely for its own sake, make small talk, as in She had a real talent for making conversation with strangers. [c. 1920]

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satisfaction

satisfaction
give satisfaction
1) to satisfy
2) to accept a challenge to duel