talk out of

Idioms and Phrases

see under talk into ; also see out of turn , def. 2.

Example Sentences

Instead, we talk out of our collective posteriors.

From Salon

Trump took the locker room talk out of the locker room - and his audience loved it.

From BBC

Trump used to talk out of both sides of his mouth, but he's gotten much worse now that he's 78 years old.

From Salon

To be fair, Munguia has always been respectful of his opponents and is not known for talking out of turn.

From Los Angeles Times

But he was gently talked out of it.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• avert
• block
• dampen
• daunt
• discourage
• dissuade
• forestall
• frighten
• hinder
• impede
• intimidate
• obstruct
• preclude
• prevent
• prohibit
• restrain
• scare
• stop