english
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Phrase(s): speak down to someone to address someone in simpler terms than necessary; to speak condescendingly to someone. • There is no need to speak down to me. I can understand anything you are likely to say. • Sorry. Sometimes I tend to speak down to people over the telephone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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see TALK DOWN TO.
American Heritage Idioms