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talk through

British

verb

(adverb) to discuss (a problem or situation) in detail
(preposition) to explain to (a person) all the stages of a process

ask a friend to talk you through the exercise

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"Now Sam, don't scold," said Dolly, well knowing that the bluff chap was really talking roughly to hide his glad emotion at the rescue.

From Two Little Women by Wells, Carolyn

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