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单词 talk down to sb
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talk down to sb

phrasal verb with talk uk/tɔːk/us/tɑːk/verb [ I ]

to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important:

I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Showing arrogance and conceit

  • (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
  • a cut above idiom
  • airs and graces idiom
  • arrogant
  • as if you owned the place idiom
  • brash
  • cocksure
  • egocentric
  • egoistic
  • egotistic
  • get on your high horse idiom
  • haughty
  • overbearing
  • preen
  • proudly
  • put on the dog idiom
  • revolve
  • revolve around sb/sth
  • self-appointed
  • snotty

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talk down to sb

phrasal verb with talk uk/tɔːk/usverb [ I ]

to talk to someone as if they were less important than you:

Secretarial staff are most likely to be talked down to.
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