talk out

British  

verb

1. (tr) to resolve or eliminate by talking

   they talked out their differences

2. (tr) to block (a bill, etc) in a legislative body by lengthy discussion

3. to dissuade from by talking

   she was talked out of marriage

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talk out Idioms  

1. Discuss a matter exhaustively, as in We talked out our marital problems with the therapist . [c. 1900] Also see talked out .

2. Resolve or settle by discussion, as in Karen felt she and her father should talk out their differences . [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

“It might help to talk out some of the problems. That’s what I do in algebra. I talk it out with myself in my room. I mean, I know this isn’t like algebra. . . .”

From Literature

As a parent, the first time I saw one of my sons talk out of their posterior on a subject they knew nothing about, I laughed.

From Salon

He tried politely to get the requisite small talk out of the way, and despite my nervousness, I was game.

From Los Angeles Times

“In Samoan culture, you never talk out of turn,” Moenoa said.

From Los Angeles Times

First, he recalled, all the jocks gathered at his invitation to talk out their differences.

From Los Angeles Times