sling out
To speak (some words, or a message); to write out and spread (something).
Small talk & greetings · Chào hỏi 541
Hellos, goodbyes, thanks, and the phrases that open doors.
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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
talk a good game
To speak confidently and convincingly about something
talk a mile a minute
Speak quickly and at length
talk about
Discuss or mention something
talk back
Respond impolitely or argumentatively to someone
talk down
speak condescendingly to someone
talk in circles
To discuss something without making progress or reaching a conclusion
talk is cheap
It is easy to talk about doing something, but actual action is more difficult.
talk out of one's ear
to talk nonsense or foolishly
talk out of turn
To speak at an inappropriate time or without being asked
talk over someone's head
to speak in a way that is too complicated for someone to understand
talk shop
To intrude oneself or one’s private business too freely into conversation. Any one who does this is said to be shoppy.
talk someone under the table
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
talk the talk
to speak confidently and persuasively about something
talk through one's hat
To talk nonsense or speak without knowledge
talk to
communicate or converse with someone
talk to oneself
to think aloud or have an internal conversation
talk turkey
Discuss something practically and seriously
talk up
To promote or praise something enthusiastically
tell on
To tell about, to talk of, to inform against. (This is formed by a simple misuse of the preposition.)
the joke is on someone
Someone is the victim of a joke or trick
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
Alternative form of there's many a slip twixt cup and lip.
tin bath
A laugh.
to bluster
To talk big, to hector or bully.
to cut bene
To speak gently. To cut bene whiddes; to give good words. To cut queer whiddes; to give foul language. To cut a bosh, or a flash; to make a figure. CANT.
to dress
To beat. I'll dress his hide neatly; I'll beat him soundly.
to palaver
To flatter: originally an African word for a treaty, talk, or conference.
to patter
To talk. To patter flash; to speak flash, or the language used by thieves. How the blowen lushes jackey, and patters flash; how the wench drinks gin, and talks flash.
to quibble
To make subtle distinctions; also to play upon words.
to simper
To smile: to simper like a firmity kettle.
to snoach
To speak through the nose, to snuffle.
to snuffle
To speak through the nose.
to tip
To give or lend. Tip me your daddle; give me your hand. Tip me a hog; give me a shilling. To tip the lion; to flatten a man's nose with the thumb, and, at the same time to extend his mouth, with the fingers, thereby giving him a sort of lion-like countenance. To tip the velvet; tonguing woman. To tip all nine; to knock down all the nine pins at once, at the game of bows or skittles: tipping, at these gaines, is slightly touching the tops of the pins with the bowl.
to tweak
To pull: to tweak any one's nose.
walk the talk
To act in accordance with one's words or principles
Walk the talk. (Manser, 2007)
To act in accordance with what one says or claims
warm regards
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
what's crappening
A greeting.
white lie
A small, harmless falsehood told to avoid hurting someone's feelings.
word of mouth
Information or recommendation spread by people talking to each other
word up
I approve; I agree.