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Small talk & greetings · Chào hỏi 400
Hellos, goodbyes, thanks, and the phrases that open doors.
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keep a civil tongue in one's head
To speak politely and avoid offensive language
keep someone amused
Entertain someone and hold their attention
keep someone in the loop
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
kind regards
A polite way to end a letter or email
kindest regards
A polite way to end a letter or message
l in the chat
To indicate someone has lost or been defeated
like talking to a wall
Speaking to someone who is unresponsive or unwilling to listen.
little breeches
A familiar appellation used to a little boy.
little things please little minds
Trivial matters satisfy people with limited interests or intelligence
loosen someone's lips
to make someone talk or reveal secrets
loosen someone's tongue
To help someone talk more freely or reveal secrets
meet and greet
Informally welcome and introduce people to each other
mince words
Speak directly and honestly without avoiding unpleasant truths
mouth job
Oral sex.
mouth music
Oral sex.
mouth the words
to repeat words without meaning or feeling
nodding acquaintance
A slight familiarity or recognition of someone
now you're talking
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
oi oi
A greeting.
oi oi saveloy
A greeting.
on talking terms
in a relationship where people communicate with each other
open one's mouth
to speak or say something
other times other manners
Circumstances change, so behavior and rules should adapt.
pillow talk
Intimate conversation between people in a romantic relationship
play on words
Use words in a way that is clever or humorous
play well with others
be cooperative and friendly with others
prittle prattle
Insignificant talk: generally applied to women and children.
pussy lips
The labia.
put words in someone's mouth
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
round dealing
Plain, honest dealing.
round mouth
The fundament. Brother round mouth, speaks; he has let a fart.
send a message
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
sex talk
conversations about sex or sexual matters
shake hands with the unemployed
To urinate.
short and sweet and to the point
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
show someone a good time
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
shut up!
Be quiet, don’t make a noise; to stop short, to cease in a summary manner, to silence effectually. The following is from a literary paper:—"Only the other day we heard of a preacher who, speaking of the scene with the doctors in the Temple, remarked that the Divine disputant completely SHUT THEM UP!" SHUT UP, utterly exhausted, done for.
sing small
to speak or sing softly
sling one's hook
to leave quickly or go away
sling out
To speak (some words, or a message); to write out and spread (something).
small potatoes
Something or someone unimportant or insignificant
small talk
Casual conversation about unimportant matters
smile from ear to ear
To smile very widely, showing great happiness
soft touch
Someone easily deceived or manipulated
soften up
make someone more receptive or less resistant
spanish coin
Fair words and compliments.
sparking blows
Blows given by cocks before they close, or, as the term is, mouth it: used figuratively for words previous to a quarrel.
speak as you find
Say what you think is true, without hiding your opinions
speak in circles
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
speak of
To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; speak to.
speak softly and carry a big stick
Be gentle but have the power to act strongly if necessary
speak someone's language
Understand and share someone's thoughts or feelings
speak to
address or talk to someone
speech is silver, silence is golden
It is often better to remain silent than to speak
spouting club
A meeting of apprentices and mechanics to rehearse different characters in plays: thus forming recruits for the strolling companies.
squeak on a person
To inform against, to peach.
stubble it
Hold your tongue. CANT.
suck up
"to SUCK UP to a person," to insinuate oneself into his good graces.
table talk
casual conversation, especially at mealtimes