talk through

phrasal verb

talked through; talking through; talks through

: to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a careful way

The woman on the phone talked me through the procedure.

: to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement

Have you talked this through with your family?

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What’s most important is establishing clear lines of communication and talking through individual priorities before packing and loading begins, says Pressman. —

Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024 That way, the team could cut extraneous questions that obscured a client’s true vulnerability and could be traumatizing for a client to talk through unnecessarily. —

Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024 During our interview, Hyman and I talked through my test results, which calmed my anxiety. —

Angela Haupt, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024 Take the time to share examples of the data that most informed your conclusion and talk through your reasoning fully. —

Shani Harmon, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk through