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Phrase(s): talk oneself out
to talk until one can talk no more. • She talked herself out and was silent for the rest of the day. • I talked until I talked myself out., Phrase(s): talk something out
to settle something by discussion. • Let’s not get mad. Let’s just talk it out. • Please, let’s talk out this matter calmly.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Discuss a matter exhaustively, as in We talked out our marital problems with the therapist. [c. 1900] Also see TALKED OUT. 2. Resolve or settle by discussion, as in Karen felt she and her father should talk out their differences. [Mid-1800s]
American Heritage Idioms