talk sense
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
talk sense (third-person singular simple present talks sense, present participle talking sense, simple past and past participle talked sense)
- To say something true or meaningful to the listener, especially in contrast to nonsense.
- Antonym: talk nonsense
- (transitive with to or into) To stop someone doing something foolish by persuading them with a powerful argument
- Synonym: knock some sense into
- Please talk some sense into him.
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Further reading[edit]
- “talk sense”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “talk sense”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “talk sense” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “talk sense rubbish nonsense etc” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “talk sense”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “talk some sense into someone” (US) / “talk some sense into someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.