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Phrase(s): speak with someone (about someone or something)
1. to talk with someone about someone or something; to discuss someone or something with someone. • I was speaking with Fred about Don, who is a mutual friend. • I need to know something about Don. I will speak with his friend Fred. 2. to reprimand one about one’s dealing with someone or something. • He should not have insulted Kelly. I will speak with him about her. • He did what? I will speak with him!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs