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talk to

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  1. Also, give a talking to. Scold, reprimand, as in The teacher said he'd have to talk to Jeff after school, or Dad gave us both a good talking to. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] For talk to like a Dutch uncle, see Dutch uncle.


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At the final whistle, Fernandes' initial reaction was to talk to substitute Benjamin Sesko about a technical point around a pass he had been trying to find the striker with during injury time.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

The company’s CEO, Jon Cohen, told us Tee isn’t really therapy, describing its users as “people who haven’t said they want professional help. They just want to talk to somebody.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

One refused to talk to me and asked that I not even link their meme-page network with this act.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

“A lot of people I talk to have said that they started really watching her because of the Charlie Kirk stuff,” she said.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

‘You stay, too, Mila. Boys, go and play in your rooms, please. We need to talk to Hannie and Mila.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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