Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - talk up
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Talk up
talk up
1. If someone talks up a particular thing, they make it sound more interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot... PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 2. To talk someone or something up in negotiations means to persuade someone to pay more money than they originally offered or wanted to. (mainly BRIT) Clarke kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, also V P n (not pron)
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verb Date: 1722 transitive verb to discuss favorably ; advocate, promote ~ the new product intransitive verb to speak up plainly or directly ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. разг. обыкн. ам. хвалить, расхваливать to talk up an idea —- превозносить идею 2. разг. говорить громко и отчетливо 3. разг. дерзить, возражать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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{v.} 1. To speak in favor or support of. * /Let's talk up the game and get a big crowd./ 2. To speak plainly or clearly. * /The teacher asked the student to talk up./ Syn.: SPEAK UP. 3. {informal} To say what you want or think; say what someone may not like. * /Talk up if you want more pie./ * /George isn't afraid to talk up when he disagrees with the teacher./ Syn.: SPEAK UP. Compare: SPEAK OUT. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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