have a word
Speak with someone
To have a word with someone is to speak briefly with them, usually in private: Can I have a word with you in my office?
The phrase often signals that something serious or corrective needs discussing—a boss having a word with an employee rarely means good news.
I'll have a word with him about his behavior.
- addressSpeak to formally
- speakProduce words aloud
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- consultSeek expert guidance
- discussTalk about thoroughly
confide · talk · conversation · heart-to-heart · buttonhole · pull aside · intervention · reprove · dialogue · advise · approach · interact · catch up · clarify · discreet · serious · whisper · quiet
have a wordgo on and on
hold forth · talk someone's ear off · ramble · drone on · lecture
have a wordsay nothing
Refrain from speaking
keep quiet · hold one's tongue · bite one's tongue · give someone the cold shoulder · stonewall
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