talk on a subject

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• talk through your hat — informal phrase to talk a lot about a subject that you do not really understand Thesaurus: to talk a lot about other people or unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: talk * * * talk through your hat see ↑talk …   Useful english dictionary

• talk — [tôk] vi. [ME talken (akin to Fris, to chatter), prob. freq. based on OE talian, to reckon, akin to talu,TALE] 1. a) to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse b) to express something in words; make a statement (of, on …   English World dictionary

• talk — Ⅰ. talk UK US /tɔːk/ verb [I] ► to say things or speak to someone: talk about/of sth »In Tokyo markets, the only thing people want to talk about is the budget problem. talk to/with sb »I need to talk to the Sales Manager directly. »She was… …   Financial and business terms

• Talk — Talk, v. t. 1. To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French. [1913 Webster] 2. To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Talk — Talk, n. 1. The act of talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar conversation, or the mutual converse of two or more. [1913 Webster] In various talk the instructive hours they passed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• talk the talk — INFORMAL ► to be able to speak with the confidence and knowledge of someone who knows a lot about a particular subject: »He can certainly talk the talk, but will he get the deal done? Main Entry: ↑talk …   Financial and business terms

• Subject — may refer to: *An area of interest, also called a topic meaning , thing you are talking or discussing about . It can also be termed as the area of discussion . See Lists of topics and Lists of basic topics. **An area of knowledge; **The focus of… …   Wikipedia

• subject — [sub′jikt, sub′jekt΄; ] for v. [ səb jekt′] adj. [ME suget < OFr < L subjectus, pp. of subjicere, to place under, put under, subject < sub , under + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. under the authority or control of, or owing allegiance to …   English World dictionary

• talk round — 1. To talk of all sorts of related matters without tackling (the subject at issue) 2. To bring to one s way of thinking by talking persuasively • • • Main Entry: ↑talk …   Useful english dictionary

• talk tough — to say that you will act in a forceful and aggressive way When the subject is national security, all the candidates talk tough. [=they say that they will act aggressively to support national security] often + on The new mayor talks tough on crim …   Useful english dictionary

• Talk of the Town magazine — Talk of the Town was a short lived quality arts supplement distributed with London copies of the UK Independent on Sunday newspaper from 2003 to 2004. [cite web url=http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=43963 pt=n title=Compact launch… …   Wikipedia