Talk Sb People Meaning Speak Inferior Important I

Meaning: If you talk down to someone, you speak to them as if they are inferior to you or less important than you.

• talk down to sb I hate the way Sandra talks down to people if she thinks they aren't well-educated.
  
  
• talk down to sb Make sure you don't talk down to people just because they haven't had as much good fortune in their lives as you have.