| A | B |
|---|
| Hog the conversation | Dominating the conversation, not giving a chance for others to talk. |
| A conversation that flows | To have a conversation that goes on smoothly |
| To get your ideas across | To be able to express yourself the way you want and need. |
| To butt in | To break into a conversation. |
| Drone on and on | To talk in a monotonous way. |
| To have the same wavelenghth | Mutual understanding line of thought. |
| To have monosyllabic answers. | Not speaking as much as expected. |
| To keep a conversationg going. | Knowing how to expand a conversation so it never stops in the first place. |
| To hunt around for things to say. | Having something to talk about. |
| To hold up one’s end of the conversation. | Not talking enough, giving enough information or asking enough/the right questions throughout the conversation. |
| To get a word in edgewise. | to find an opportunity to say something |
| To talk somebody into/out of something. | To persuade somebody to do something. |
| To talk over. | To discuss thoroughly. |
