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talked down
verb
Past of talk down
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But they can't be talked down to.
"And he talked down to us.
Perhaps women like being talked down to.
The man was eventually talked down and arrested.
Stonehenge has been talked down by the experts.
Can an economy in fact be talked down?
He was eventually talked down by police negotiators, and taken into custody.
A weaker yen (talked down by Mr Abe) has made exports cheaper, helping struggling manufacturers.
Sure, it annoyed her when he got didactic and made her feel talked down to.
It believes the service's successes are being talked down to avoid controversy.
I don't want students to feel talked down to by another adult who claims they know what'll work best.
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