silver-tongued

silver-tongued

Eloquently and artfully persuasive in speech. He might not have much experience in politics, but the silver-tongued candidate has won over a great deal of voters with his charismatic orations.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • have a silver tongue
  • silver tongue
  • a silver/smooth tongue
  • double-tongued
  • talk (one's) way out of (something)
  • talk way out of
  • talk your way out of something/out of doing something
  • talk (one's) way into (something or some place)
  • speech is silver, silence is gold
  • speech is silver, silence is golden
References in periodicals archive
Directors must be alert to such silver-tongued excuses, for it is during tumultuous times that business opportunities are most available--given a heads-up management.
His band of travelling His band of travelling companions includes soothsayer Amphiaraus (Ian McShane), warrior Autolycus (Rufus Sewell), mute orphan Tydeus (Aksel Hennie), Amazonian archer Atalanta (Ingrid Bolso Berdal) and silver-tongued storyteller Iolaus (Reece Ritchie), who is also Hercules' cousin.
If you're after the traditional up high SUV or crossover sensation, even the most silver-tongued Mercedes salesperson will fail to talk you into buying a GLA.
He goes on a journey of self-discovery with a silver-tongued circus mouse and learns how to fly with his freakish lug-holes.
We traced silver-tongued thief Paul Bint, 48, just days after he was released from jail as former victims warned that he is certain to strike again.
This is a band that just radiates cool, from its gravelly cover of Burt Bacharach's "Baby It's You" to its radiant power pop charmer "I Think of Me Too" and the flat-out blues rocker "All the Mad Men." Singer Cat Pilgrim's silver-tongued vocals are really the focal point here, but there's no denying this band is an ensemble, and the way they turn on stylistic dimes is truly impressive.
STEPHEN Fry was yesterday named the silver-tongued king of the advertising voice-over.
The Silver-tongued one was originally from Bedford and then graduated from Newcastle University, so where his rapping roots come from remains somewhat a mystery.
ALFIE, Sky Movies 1, 8.00pm (2004) (15) A silver-tongued chauffeur employs his natural charm to enjoy a string of casual liaisons with a host of different women - but as he tires of his bed-hopping antics, he struggles to work out what's missing from his life.
Welsh rugby ace GAVIN HENSON almost came to blows with the silver-tongued pair after spotting them talking to Charlotte.
Even in a somewhat relaxed regulatory environment, putting entire civilizations to the sword can create huge problems for even the most silver-tongued PR person.
``I offered him a deal, and after a bit of thought he thankfully agreed to join us,'' said the silver-tongued Liversage.
Cyrano puts his silver-tongued talents at the disposal of Christian - vocally and also in the letters he later sends her daily from the battlefield.
SILVER-tongued young farmers put their oratory powers to the test in Clwyd YFC's annual public speaking competition.
My friend's name is Christoph Waltz and his role as a silver-tongued Nazi officer in Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds won him an Oscar - the only Academy Award ever won by an actor in a Tarantino movie.