| talk sb into sth | to persuade someone to do sth |
| talk sb out of doing sth | to persuade someone not to doing sth |
| talk one's way out of sth | wymawiać się od czegoś |
| talk sense | mówić do rzeczy |
| talk sense! | nie opowiadaj bzdur! |
| speak/talk the same language as | to have ideas and similar ways of expressing them |
| have a talk with sth | pomówić z kimś |
| be all talk/be just talk | used to describe someone who talks about doing something but never does it |
| the talk of sth(place) | if sth is ....(place), people in this place talk a lot about it |
| talk is cheap | used for saying that you don't believe that someone will in fact do what they are saying they willdo |
| keep telling yourself sth | used when you do not agree with sb "YEAH, KEEP ... THAT YOU ARE STRONG" |
| tell yourself that | to make yourself consider sth in order to understand it correctly or to persuade yourself it's true |
| tell the difference | widzieć różnicę/odróżnić |
| tell the time | powiedzieć, która jest godzina |
| tell it like it is | powiedzieć jak jest/powiedzieć całą prawdę |
| there is no telling | it is not possible to know |
| you are telling me! | used to say that you are strongly agree with what someone has just said |
| that would be telling | used for saying that you cannot give someone a piece of information because it is a secret |
| come to an understanding | to agree about sth after a long discussion |
| have an understanding with sb | have an informal agreement with sb |
| an understanding of | knowledge about sth |
| on the understanding | according to someone's promise or statement |
| We purchased the computer on the understanding that it could be returned within ten days | Kupiliśmy ten komputer na porozumieniu, że może być zwrócony w ciągu 10 dni |
| put in a good word for sb | to say positive things about someone |
| have a word with sb | zamienić z kimś słowo |
| spread the word | obwieścić/podzielić się wiadomością |
| put words into sb's mouth | to suggest that someone meant one thing when really they meant another |
| from the word go | from the start of sth |
| word of mouth | przekaz ustny/poczta pantoflowa |
| in other words | innymi słowy/inaczej mówiąc |
| have sth written all over your face | used for saying that the expression on your face shows what you are feeling or thinking |
| nothing to write home about | not exciting or special Eg. Their performance was nothing to... |