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talk through

British  

verb

  1. (adverb) to discuss (a problem or situation) in detail

  2. (preposition) to explain to (a person) all the stages of a process

    ask a friend to talk you through the exercise

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Showing Kane two clips from last season, I ask him to talk through what was going through his head.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

At the clinic, she told staff she was scared and thought she might want to keep her baby, hoping to talk through her options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He added that “we’ll talk through price stability and inflation. We’ll talk about the independence of the Fed.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

A trust and estate attorney can talk through your options.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

“This is a crystal set. Through this we can talk through walls and across the city. They’ve already talked across the ocean.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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