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if these walls could talk

idiom

Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.


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  1. 01

    all talk and no cider

    All talk and no results.

  2. 02

    big talk

    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  3. 03

    bounce off the walls

    To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.

  4. 04

    climb the walls

    To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.

  5. 05

    coffee talk

    Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

  6. 06

    pillow talk

    Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after sexual intercourse.

  7. 07

    Rabbit

    [Cockney slang]talk

    via rabbit and pork

  8. 08

    sex talk

    Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.

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