talk down
Verb

talk down

  1. (idiomatic) To negotiate a lower price.
    If he offers a very high price, see if you can talk him down before you agree to anything.
  2. (flying) Of ground control: to verbally assist someone to land an aircraft.
  3. (transitive) To convince a person to cease a drastic action or response, such as a suicide attempt or act of rage.
    • Shelby: A Great Love by CJ Raines
      And that guy that talked him down told us what happen[sic]. It's kidnapping, attempted assault.
  4. (transitive) To overcome by spoken argument.
Translations Translations
  • French: prendre de haut
  • Italian: degnarsi, trattare dall'alto in basso, trattare con arroganza



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