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11 VERB [no passive] If you talk something such as politics or sport, you discuss it. □ [V n] The guests were mostly middle-aged men talking business.

12 VERB You can use talk to say what you think of the ideas that someone is expressing. For example, if you say that someone is talking sense , you mean that you think the opinions they are expressing are sensible. □ [V n] You must admit George, you're talking absolute rubbish.

13 VERB [no passive] You can say that you are talking a particular thing to draw attention to your topic or to point out a characteristic of what you are discussing. [SPOKEN ] □ [V n] We're talking megabucks this time.

14 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that something such as an idea or threat is just talk , or all talk , you mean that it does not mean or matter much, because people are exaggerating about it or do not really intend to do anything about it. □  Has much of this actually been tried here? Or is it just talk?

15 PHRASE You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □  Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about Fate moving in a mysterious way!

16 PHRASE You can use the expression talking of to introduce a new topic that you want to discuss, and to link it to something that has already been mentioned. □  Belvoir Farms produce a delicious elderflower tea. Talking of elderflower, you might wish to try Elderflower Champagne.

17to talk shop → see shop

▸  talk around → see talk round

▸  talk back PHRASAL VERB If you talk back to someone in authority such as a parent or teacher, you answer them in a rude way. □ [V P + to ] How dare you talk back to me! □ [V P ] I talked back and asked questions.

▸  talk down

1 PHRASAL VERB To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely. □ [V n P ] The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio.

2 PHRASAL VERB If someone talks down a particular thing, they make it less interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. □ [V P n] They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth-biggest industry. □ [V n P ] Businessmen are tired of politicians talking the economy down.

▸  talk down to PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone talks down to you, you disapprove of the way they talk to you, treating you as if you are not very intelligent or not very important. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V P P n] She was a gifted teacher who never talked down to her students.

▸  talk into PHRASAL VERB If you talk a person into doing something they do not want to do, especially something wrong or stupid, you persuade them to do it. □ [V n P v-ing] He talked me into marrying him. He also talked me into having a baby. [Also V n P n]

▸  talk out PHRASAL VERB If you talk out something such as a problem, you discuss it thoroughly in order to settle it. □ [V n P ] Talking things out with someone else can be helpful. □ [V P n] Talk out your problems. Do not keep them bottled up.

▸  talk out of PHRASAL VERB If you talk someone out of doing something they want or intend to do, you persuade them not to do it. □ [V n P P -ing/n] My mother tried to talk me out of getting a dog.

▸  talk over PHRASAL VERB If you talk something over , you discuss it thoroughly and honestly. □ [V n P + with ] He always talked things over with his friends. □ [V n P ] We should go somewhere quiet, and talk it over. □ [V P n] Talk over problems, don't bottle them up inside.