talk down to
Also, speak down to. Address someone with insulting condescension, patronize, as in Just because she's editor-in-chief doesn't give her the right to talk down to her staff, or Children hate teachers who speak down to them.
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How to use talk down to in a sentence
She puts on a kind of condescending, talk-down-to-you sort of manner.
Aletta | Bertram Mitford
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