talk someone under the table: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  USUKAustraliainformalcolloquial
  • To overwhelm or dominate someone in conversation by speaking so much or so forcefully that the other person is silenced or exhausted.
  • To persuade someone through persistent or relentless talk until they concede or agree.

  Examples

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  • During the debate, Sarah managed to talk her opponent under the table with her relentless arguments and quick comebacks.

    Durante el debate, Sarah logró dejar a su oponente sin palabras con sus argumentos implacables y respuestas rápidas.

  • I tried to get a word in, but John talked me under the table before I could finish my point.

    Intenté intervenir, pero John me dejó sin habla antes de que pudiera terminar mi punto.

  • They had a long meeting where the manager talked the new hire under the table, leaving him exhausted by the end.

    Tuvieron una larga reunión donde el gerente dominó la conversación, dejando agotado al nuevo empleado al final.