talk down to someone - talk to someone as if they are not very intelligent, talk behind one's back - saying negative things about someone when they are not there, small talk - purely social talk, not on any serious matters, give someone a talking to - to scold / warn someone, talk shop - talk about work, talk through someone's hat - talking ignorantly, telling lies, talk someone into doing something - to persuade someone to do something, talk off the top of one's head - make statements without preparation, start the ball rolling - to start a discussion, talk nonsense - to say things which are silly and not true, make sense - be logical, wrap up (the discussion) - finish the discussion, speak one's mind - say what one is thinking, get to the point - to stop talking about unimportant details and say what is most important, put it in a nutshell - say it in few words, to be long-winded - to be talking for too long or using too many words in a way that is boring, I can't get a word in edgewise - I do not have an opportunity to speak, I can't make heads or tails of what he's saying - not to be able to understand what the other person is saying,

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