talk around
Also, talk round. Persuade, as in I talked him around to my point of view, or He had a hard time talking them round, but they finally agreed to postpone the tournament. Also see talk into.
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How to use talk around in a sentence
For more than a year now, there has been ample talk around Rome about a powerful gay lobby at work inside the Vatican.
Vatican’s Pope-Protecting Swiss Guards Accused Of Secret Gay Lobby | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey kind of talk around it, but they talk about it more than they ever have.
Emmys 2013: Elisabeth Moss on Peggy’s Best ‘Mad Men’ Moments | Elisabeth Moss | August 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe talk around the table was serious, often revolving around the wonderful art we were privileged to see throughout his home.
By the end, there was much talk around the White House about the respectful, if yawning, gap between Bush and Cheney.
There was much pained talk around the table of what had gone wrong—or if anything had gone right—with the Kerry campaign.
In the evenings, the family gathered together for lighter tasks and pleasant talk around a glowing fire.
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book | VariousAfter a long but fruitless talk around the council fire, the English rose to go.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyA machine could not have taken less notice of the life and the talk around it than this incomprehensible creature.
The Law and the Lady | Wilkie CollinsAnd Owen saw that for the first time since joining the outfit, Kelso seemed interested in the talk around him.
The Range Boss | Charles Alden SeltzerThrough it all, both Pros and Johnnie attempted to lead the talk around to some information which might be of use to them.
The Power and the Glory | Grace MacGowan Cooke
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