Communication
talk something through
discuss carefully
To talk something through means to discuss it carefully until it becomes clearer or a solution is found.
Hear it in real life
Are you still upset with her?
No, we talked things through last night.
Let's talk the problem through before we make a decision.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We talked through about the problem before deciding.
Say: We talked the problem through before deciding.
Learners may combine “talk through” with “talk about,” but “through” takes the topic directly here.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
talk something through; talk things through; talk something through with someone
Your turn: say it out loud
Let's talk the problem through before we make a decision.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
talk something through
discuss carefully
“Let's talk the problem through before we make a decision.”
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