talk to

talk to (one)

1. To converse with one. I'll need to talk to David in HR about this situation. Be sure to talk to your parents or school counselor if any of these issues are affecting you directly.
2. To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke one (about something). You need to go talk to Johnny—he just failed another test. I'll have to talk to Samantha about the quality of her reports.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

talk to someone

 
1. Lit. to speak to someone; to confer with someone. Talk to me! I really want your opinion. I will have to talk to Mark to see what he thinks.
2. Fig. to lecture to someone; to reprimand someone. I wish you would talk to your son. He is creating havoc in the classroom. I am going to have to talk to Roberta. She is not getting things clean.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

talk to

Also, give a talking to. Scold, reprimand, as in The teacher said he'd have to talk to Jeff after school, or Dad gave us both a good talking to. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] For talk to like a Dutch uncle, see Dutch uncle.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • talk to (one)
  • What's on your mind?
  • straight talk
  • talk at cross purposes
  • talk about
  • Talk about (something)!
  • talk about...
  • talk (one's) arm(s) off
  • talk someone's arm off
  • talk (one's) pants off
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You talk to me Lord Collingwood, as you survey our coast.
"Unless parents talk to their kids about the sacredness of their bodies and self-respect, kids will be eaten alive by the media."
Fingland: Interestingly enough, the council members asked at their first meeting whether they would have the authority to go talk to a client post engagement--and we said, "Sure." They need to understand how we conducted ourselves in the field and how we interacted on ethical decision processes, so it's important they have the ability to talk to a client.
Amanda said the only place she found people to talk to about her feelings and how she ended up in detention was a grassroots volunteer organization that works with girls at the county facility each week.
I used to fix people's cars; now I go to schools and talk to students about diversity issues.
That's why I can talk to them so easily and why the works feel as though I'm having a conversation with myself.
The listening audience was able to call in and talk to the host and the author.
Study after study proves that when parents talk to their kids about sexual issues, their kids listen.
Uribe has not ruled out trying to negotiate with the rebels, who have said they would talk to the next government if it is committed to improving the plight of the nation's poor.
Ashe: What's interesting, though, is that your characters don't talk to each other!
Wherever I went people were talking in serious tones about the heat the way people talk to one another in the big city after a huge snowstorm.
Experts say that the most important thing kids can do to survive a divorce is talk to their parents about their feelings.
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If she comes closer, you should talk to her after class.