1. Idioms connected with communication problems
2. Good talk, bad talk
_ The boss always talks down to us. (talks as if we were inferior - dia vi thap)
_ My work-mates are always talking behind my back. (saying negative things about me when I'm not there).
_ It was just small talk, nothing more, I promise. (purely social talk, nothing serious)
_ Let's sit somewhere else; they always talk shop over lunch, and it bores me rigid. (talk about work)
_ Hey! Your new friend's become a real talking-point among the staff! Did you know?
_ It's gone too far this time. I shall have to give him a talking to. (reproach/ scold him)
3. Talk in discussions, meeting, etc.
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