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Phrase(s): speak out
to speak loudly; to speak to be heard. (See also speak out (about someone or something).) • Please speak out. We need to hear you. • They won’t hear you in the back row if you don’t speak out., Phrase(s): speak out (against someone or something)
to speak negatively and publicly about someone or something; to reveal something negative, in speech, about someone or something. • I don’t want to speak out against my friends, but I am afraid I have to. • The citizens spoke out against corruption in government., Phrase(s): speak out (on something)
to say something frankly and directly; to speak one’s mind. • This law is wrong, and I intend to speak out on it until it is repealed. • You must speak out. People need to know what you think., Phrase(s): speak out (about someone or something)
to express oneself about someone or something; to tell what one knows about someone or something. (See also speak out.) • I could keep silent no longer. I had to speak out about the alleged accident. • I had to speak out!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs