Meaning of talk down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To negotiate a lower price.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. To verbally assist someone to land an aircraft.
   transitive
3. To convince a person to cease a drastic action or response, such as a suicide attempt or act of rage.
   transitive
4. To overcome by spoken argument.
   transitive
5. To comfort someone experiencing a bad trip, to help them come down.
   slang, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“If he offers a very high price, see⟳ if you can talk⟳ him down before you agree⟳ to anything.”

“GET⟳ TALKED DOWN: When a pilot gets caught in weather, he may call⟳ the nearest tower for Ground Controlled Approach⟳ landing assistance, wherever the airport has GCA radar.”

“He got out, looked at me, and said, “I feel⟳ like⟳ Doris Day in Julie when she was talked down by air traffic control⟳ and landed the airplane.”[.]”

“Its Spielberg-inspired first commercial, in which Manhattan Island floated loftily through the sky and was talked down by air traffic control⟳ at Heathrow[.]”

“In other words, if you talk⟳ him down and he crashes, you're worse off than if you hadn't tried.”

“Talk⟳ him down, the rule⟳ book went. Calm him, get⟳ him secured. Easier said than done. Crane had talked down a would-be jumper standing on a support⟳ cable of the George Washington Bridge.”

“And that guy that talked him down told us what happen⟳^([sic]). It's kidnapping, attempted assault.”

“I saw⟳ a man today / He led a big parade downtown / A helicopter takes a snapshot to talk⟳ him down”

“They may then go to a hippie clinic crash⟳ pad to be "talked down."”

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