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ESLPod_0849_WE_1372 Bargaining With Store Owners The phrase "to talk (someone) down," in this podcast, means to get someone to agree to accept a lower price for something he or she is selling: "Do you think you can talk the sellers down to $225,000 for the house?" The phrase "to talk (someone/something) up" means to make someone or something seem more impressive, interesting, or important than it really is: "At work, Sheila has been talking her brother up, hoping her boss will hire her brother, too." The phrase "to talk down to (someone)" means to speak to someone as if that person were not very intelligent: "Why do you let him talk down to you like that?" Finally, the phrase "to talk (someone) into (something)" means to persuade someone to do something, especially if he or she would prefer not to do it: "How were you able to talk Hal into helping you move the piano?"

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ESLPod 849 to talk (someone) down Money | Travel

Id	ESLPod_0849_WE_1372
Episode Id	ESLPod 849
Episode Title	Bargaining With Store Owners
Phrase	to talk (someone) down
Text	The phrase "to talk (someone) down," in this podcast, means to get someone to agree to accept a lower price for something he or she is selling: "Do you think you can talk the sellers down to $225,000 for the house?" The phrase "to talk (someone/something) up" means to make someone or something seem more impressive, interesting, or important than it really is: "At work, Sheila has been talking her brother up, hoping her boss will hire her brother, too." The phrase "to talk down to (someone)" means to speak to someone as if that person were not very intelligent: "Why do you let him talk down to you like that?" Finally, the phrase "to talk (someone) into (something)" means to persuade someone to do something, especially if he or she would prefer not to do it: "How were you able to talk Hal into helping you move the piano?"
Topics	Money \| Travel

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