Don't talk trash about your teammates.
talk trash
idiomTo untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
Origin
disputed originPhrasal verb from talk (“to speak of, to discuss”) + trash (“a worthless assertion for being untrue”).
The players started to talk trash during the game, which made the referee very angry.
He often talks trash about his rivals to undermine their confidence before a major competition.
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.
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oil trash
An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.
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pillow talk
Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after sexual intercourse.
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rabbit
[Cockney slang]talk
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sex talk
Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.