talk through
phrasal verb
talked through; talking through; talks through
1
: 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.
2
: 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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Seek mental health counseling or support groups to talk through your emotions about your cancer diagnosis.
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Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
This show is a repudiation of that fear, a way for Gulman to talk through how he’s tried to reclaim some confidence, to move past the childhood wound of being unsupported and underestimated.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
In the postgame media conference, Leavitt, a first-team Freshman All-American, talked through tears.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
While some will carry over, NetEase has just published an article talking through which ones are staying, which ones are going, and how exactly that’s all going to work.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
This show is a repudiation of that fear, a way for Gulman to talk through how he’s tried to reclaim some confidence, to move past the childhood wound of being unsupported and underestimated.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
In the postgame media conference, Leavitt, a first-team Freshman All-American, talked through tears.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
While some will carry over, NetEase has just published an article talking through which ones are staying, which ones are going, and how exactly that’s all going to work.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Talk through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20through. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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