talk about

Address a topic

Talk about is an exclamation introducing emphatic commentary on what follows.

It expresses that something is a striking example of a quality: Talk about lucky—she found a hundred-dollar bill on the sidewalk.

The phrase highlights how well something fits a description: Talk about timing! He called right when I was thinking of him.

Related

discuss · cover · cite · treat · story · voice · raise · hash out · deal · speak of · run by · note · refer · comment · dialogue · conversation · confide · chew the fat

Categories
Opposites
verbal engagement vs. silence

talk abouthold one's tongue

Deliberately not speak

keep mum · button one's lip · keep to oneself · clam up · zip one's lip

disclosure vs. concealment

talk abouthide

Conceal or pelt

conceal · cover up · keep secret · suppress · hush up

attention vs. avoidance

talk aboutavoid

Stay away from

evade · ignore · dodge · skirt around · skirt

Family

talk, about, talks, talking, talkative, talked

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G