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talk in circles

idiom

To argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress.


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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

    coffee talk

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

  4. 04

    go round in circles

    To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

  5. 05

    if these walls could talk

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

  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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