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talk out

verb

  1. ("talk [something] out"): to talk to the point of resolution
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To resolve (a problem) by talking about it.

    You two are staying in the detention room until you talk it out.

    No need to talk it out / We know what it's all about

  2. To speak out (about something).

    We have never had the courage to talk out about it. I have, and I have been kicked out of several parties.

    But first, he says that you've got a lot of strength to talk out about this. [...] You are brave to think and talk about this.

  3. To filibuster (a bill).

    talk out the bill

    talk out a bill

  4. To exhaust conversation about; to say all that there is to say about.

    The interruption was a telephone call and Nickle crossed over to the small table by the door while the other two, the subject of Eliza talked out, waited to hear if there was any new development.