to give sb a pep talk

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• pep talk — When someone gives you a pep talk it is to build you up to help you accomplish something. In sports a coach might give a player a pep talk before the game to bolster his confidence. At work the boss might give you a pep talk to get you to do a… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• pep-talk — pep talk, Informal. a speech or short talk designed to fill or inspire, as with energy or enthusiasm; exhortation: »Its language is deliberately that of a sales manager giving a pep talk to the boys (Saturday Review). pep talk «PEHP TK»,… …   Useful english dictionary

• pep talk — n. to give a pep talk (the coach gave the team a pep talk) * * * [ peptɔːk] to give a pep talk (the coach gave the team a pep talk) …   Combinatory dictionary

• pep talk — {n.}, {informal} A speech that makes people feel good so they will try harder and not give up. * /The football coach gave the team a pep talk./ * /Mary was worried about her exams, but felt better after the teacher s pep talk./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pep talk — {n.}, {informal} A speech that makes people feel good so they will try harder and not give up. * /The football coach gave the team a pep talk./ * /Mary was worried about her exams, but felt better after the teacher s pep talk./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pep\ talk — noun informal A speech that makes people feel good so they will try harder and not give up. The football coach gave the team a pep talk. Mary was worried about her exams, but felt better after the teacher s pep talk …   Словарь американских идиом

• pep talk — noun /ˈpɛp tɔːk,ˈpɛp ˌtɔk,ˈpɛp ˌtɑk/ A rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm and boost confidence Its your turn to give a pep talk to the dispirited miners. Syn: pep rally …   Wiktionary

• 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 …   Idioms and examples

• (a) pep talk — a speech that you give to people in order to encourage them to work harder or win a competition. I thought I d give the lads a pep talk before the match …   New idioms dictionary

• talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• talk — Synonyms and related words: accent, accents, address, advertise, after dinner speech, air, allocution, analyze, argot, assignment, babble, back fence gossip, balderdash, balls, ballyhoo, bat the breeze, be in connection, be in contact, be… …   Moby Thesaurus