drop the topic
Abandon the subject
To drop the topic is to stop discussing something, usually because the conversation has become uncomfortable, unproductive, or unwelcome: Can we just drop the topic?
Often used as a request or command when someone wants to end an awkward exchange: I said I don't want to talk about it—drop the topic.
The shorter drop it is more common.
- change the subjectShift discussion elsewhere
- segueUnbroken passage between sections
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- hushAbsence of sound
sigh · nervous laugh · reframe · deflect · smooth over · de-escalate · redirect · shift · tact · avert · shrug · discretion · avoidance · politeness · bite tongue · nod · withdrawal · awkward silence
conversational persistence
drop the topicpersist
Continue firmly onward
keep at it · beat a dead horse · dig deeper · follow up · interrogate
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