How to Pronounce "talk out of doing"
expression
TAWK-owt-uhv-DOO-ing
TAWK-owt-ov-DOO-ing
Definition
To persuade someone not to do something they intended to do.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɔk/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈduɪŋ
British English
tˈɔːk/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈuːɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAWK-owt-uhv-DOO-ing
UK
TAWK-owt-ov-DOO-ing
Listen in Context
She tried to talk him out of quitting his job.
I couldn't talk her out of moving abroad.
They tried to talk me out of buying that car.
No matter what I said, I couldn't talk him out of dropping out of school.