old talk
Britishnoun
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But the subtitle provides an opening to disrupt the old talk and make space for new ideas.
From Washington Post
Diedrichs also counsels against “fat talk” and “old talk”.
From The Guardian
That’s already inspired talk that Ibrahimovic is the league MVP despite the fact the season is just seven weeks old – talk Ibrahimovic jokingly dismissed not as premature but as unnecessary.
From Los Angeles Times
He will also provide the voice of a gorilla called Chee-Chee in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, a reboot of the old "talk to the animals" fantasy starring Robert Downey Jr that will arrive in cinemas in early 2020.
From BBC
The old talk about how he needs to win a World Cup to complete the game will be trotted out again.
From The Guardian
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