talking it out
Hashing things through
Talking it out is resolving a conflict or processing a difficult situation through conversation rather than avoidance or action.
The phrase implies working through something verbally until understanding or resolution emerges: We had our differences, but we talked it out.
Often suggested as an alternative to fighting, sulking, or letting tensions fester.
- hashing outDiscussing until resolved
- having it outDirect confrontation about grievances
- working throughAddressing something systematically
- discussingTalking through a topic
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
clearing the air · heart-to-heart · confronting · laying cards on the table · resolving · airing grievances · communicating · opening up · coming clean · dialogue · conversation · mediating · reconciling · making amends · unpacking · processing · catharsis · listening
- coping skillscoping skills, coping strategies, coping mechanisms, emotional regulation, self-control
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
- mental preparationmental rehearsal, mental focus, mental imagery, readiness, focusing
talking it outstonewalling
Deliberately refusing to respond
shutting down · walking away · denial · clamming up · cold shoulder
talking it outsilence
Total lack of sound
withdrawal · internalizing · keeping mum · suffering in silence · brooding
talking it outcoming to blows
violence · physical confrontation · retaliation · escalating · going to war
talk, talking, talked, talks, talker, talkers, talkative, talky, outing