english
1
general::
Phrase(s): talk at someone to say words at someone; to talk to someone in a desultory manner. • You are just talking at her and she isn’t paying attention. • Talk to me, not at me. I want to communicate with you.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
2
general::
Speak to someone without regard for or interest in his or her reaction or response. For example, She had a way of talking at us that was quite unpleasant. [First half of 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms