give sb something to talk about
Definition
› to provide someone with an interesting subject to discuss: Our new car will give the neighbours something to talk about.Making people excited and interestedInspiration and inspiring
(Definition of give sb something to talk about from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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give sb away phrasal verb (MARRIAGE)
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give sb away phrasal verb (SHOW)
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give sb food for thought idiom
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give sb hell idiom
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give sb pause idiom
- give sb something to talk about idiom
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give sb the benefit of the doubt idiom
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give sb the cold shoulder idiom
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give sb the elbow idiom
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give sb the finger idiom
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give sb the glad eye idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorbed adjective
- animate verb
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate verb
- engage verb (INTEREST)
- entrance verb
- hype sb up phrasal verb
- interest sb in sth phrasal verb
- intrigue verb
- occupy verb (FILL)
- pump sb up phrasal verb
- stimulate verb
- stretch verb (DO MORE)
- swing verb (BE EXCITING)
- titillate verb
- transfix verb (UNABLE TO MOVE)
- whet verb (INTEREST)
- whip sb into sth phrasal verb
- whip sth up phrasal verb (EMOTION)
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