on speaking terms
idiom
: friendly and willing to speak to each other
They're not on speaking terms.
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How likely, for example, are my wife and I to get back on speaking terms after giving each other a cold shoulder ever since the second Reagan administration?
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Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
These devices also refused to be on speaking terms.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The pair are now on speaking terms, though their mother-son relationship remains long distance.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
By this point, the two of us were barely on speaking terms.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Even Peltz’s top deputies are fleeing in droves, with former heir apparent and son-in-law Ed Garden no longer on speaking terms with Peltz after leaving the firm and acknowledging the business model is broken.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
In 2020, many world leaders were barely on speaking terms.
—Jake Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
In the trailer for season four of The Kardashians, the sisters remain at odds and are barely on speaking terms.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
The two were previously best friends, but appear to no longer be on speaking terms.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
These devices also refused to be on speaking terms.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The pair are now on speaking terms, though their mother-son relationship remains long distance.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
By this point, the two of us were barely on speaking terms.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Even Peltz’s top deputies are fleeing in droves, with former heir apparent and son-in-law Ed Garden no longer on speaking terms with Peltz after leaving the firm and acknowledging the business model is broken.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
In 2020, many world leaders were barely on speaking terms.
—Jake Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
In the trailer for season four of The Kardashians, the sisters remain at odds and are barely on speaking terms.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
The two were previously best friends, but appear to no longer be on speaking terms.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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