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do the talking

idiom
Meaning

To convey the message; to communicate an idea or create an impression.


Examples
SIMPLE

Let your work do the talking.

CONTEXTUAL

He did not need to argue his point because his impressive results did the talking for him.

COMPLEX

Rather than engaging in empty rhetoric, the artist preferred to let the raw emotion of her paintings do the talking for her.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    now you're talking

    A phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.

  2. 02

    talking head

    A journalist or pundit, especially one on television, who presents or discusses issues of the day.

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