talk about
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talk about (third-person singular simple present talks about, present participle talking about, simple past and past participle talked about)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see talk, about. (Compare discuss.)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, imperative) Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something
- Talk about a loose cannon! Did you hear his TV speech?
- 1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine:
- "I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively.
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- talk about the weather (“to chit-chat, to shoot the breeze”)