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talking down
verb
Present participle of talk down
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They are managing and talking down expectations.
"It's talking down to them," she said.
I do not believe in talking down to children.
It was an exercise in talking down expectations.
"A priest is not just talking down to us.
"They are always talking down to us like we are little children".
Premier Li Keqiang is also talking down expectations for China's growth.
Speaking sotto voce to another guest, Jackson also said that Obama had been "talking down to black people".
Maybe it's because the manager has to relinquish the power dynamic that comes from literally talking down to someone.
Mr Clarke capitalised on this, stressing his broad appeal to voters while talking down his pro-Europe views.
Today, the IMF is talking down Britain because we want to take back control from Brussels.
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