talk somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb (see also talk)

1. British English to make something seem less successful, interesting, good etc than it really is:
the pessimists who are talking down Britain

2. to help a pilot land an aircraft by giving them instructions from the ground by radio

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talk down
talk down (something)
to say that something is not very good or important.
Bonds is doing everything possible to talk down his achievements.

I love this town, and I don't like to talk things down, but there are some real problems here that need to be dealt with.

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talk down something
talk down (something)
to say that something is not very good or important.
Bonds is doing everything possible to talk down his achievements.

I love this town, and I don't like to talk things down, but there are some real problems here that need to be dealt with.

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talk down
v.
1. To make (someone) silent by talking louder or longer.
Sue tried to give her ideas, but the other girls talked her down.
Compare: SHOUT DOWN². To use words or ideas that are too easy.
The speaker talked down to the students, and they were bored.

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