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Meaning of talk out of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

transitive

Examples

“My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.”
“She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.”
“The con artist talked his victims out of their life savings.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

talk out of one's ass talk out of one's ear talk out of school talk out of turn talk out one's ass talk over

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