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单词 old talk
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Definition of old talk in English:

old talk

noun
mass nounWest Indian
  • 1Small talk; chatter.

    they would start big old talk with the travellers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then we got into this whole old talk about ministers with ‘no respect for time or the people.’
    • When he arrives he finds an assortment of cabinet members there gathered, putting down some drinks and engaging in old talk.
    1. 1.1 Empty or insincere talk.
      the old talk and empty promises by the politicians
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All this old talk about building new roads will take years and years and we will have already reached gridlock with nowhere to go.
      • Let us face it, Vision 2020 has been a massive diversionary ploy and a con and says more about our propensity for old talk than anything else.
      • The fact that a government minister can defend the ridiculous amount of money spent on advertising by saying they cannot trust the Opposition is indeed remarkable, for what is advertising if not old talk?
      • But don't let all that spiritual old talk fool you.
      • Once again the old talk and smoke screens appear.
      • In my view, we are really a spineless lot of self-seekers, with little motive for nation building, and an abundance of old talk.
      • L' anse Mitan residents can breathe a sigh of relief, because talk of a marina planned at Dhein's Bay is just old talk.
verb
[no object]West Indian
  • Engage in chatter or insincere talk.

    sometimes when we old-talking so I does wonder about the boys
 
 
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