English Reference

Idiom

now you're talking

Meaning

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You want to order pizza? Now you're talking!”

“I was going to suggest a movie, but if you want to go to the beach instead, now you're talking.”

“After hours of debating the budget, the manager finally proposed a generous bonus, and the team lead smiled, saying, now you're talking.”

Examples

simple

“You want to order pizza? Now you're talking!”

contextual

“I was going to suggest a movie, but if you want to go to the beach instead, now you're talking.”

complex

“After hours of debating the budget, the manager finally proposed a generous bonus, and the team lead smiled, saying, now you're talking.”

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