talk over
Idioms-
Discuss thoroughly, as in Let's talk over the entire plan and see if we discover any flaws . [First half of 1700s]
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Win someone over by persuasion, as in We talked them over to our point of view . [First half of 1800s] Also see talk around .
Example Sentences
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The three girls embarked on novels, writing alone during the days and meeting in the evenings to talk over points of plot and character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He told the court that two days before Coleman was due to pick up the Makarov, he wrote: "Something has gotta be done, how long can we sit here and talk over the internet."
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
To actually speak to the judge, and then you talk over the judge and then the police come in and bug you out.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2024
In mid-April, a week before the show’s opening on April 24, Schreck, Neugebauer, Carell, Harper, Pill and Rose gathered to talk over their dinner break in a room off the Beaumont lobby.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
“Well, let’s go upstairs where we can talk over old times. That old clock cleaner still around?”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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