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Thirty Idioms About Talking

a little bird(y) told me - told by a secret informant an armchair critic - someone who offers advice in a given situation without proving that they could cope any better the situation like talking to a brick wall - talking to an unresponsive/unsympathetic/unpersuadable person “spit it out!” - a saying used to urge someone to get to the point/confess something quickly the gift of gab - the gift of being able to speak with eloquence to be all mouth - to talk boastfully about something to try and impress someone without intending on acting on your words to beat around the bush - to avoid addressing the most important matter to cut to the chase - to directly address ...

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