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now you're talking

now you're talking phrase: a phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.

Phrase

now you're talking

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) A phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.
    • Alice: "I think we should stop coding and go grab a couple of pints."
    • Bob: "Now you're talking!"

Questions about now you're talking

What does now you're talking mean?
Now you're talking means a phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.
What part of speech is now you're talking?
Now you're talking is a phrase.

Words near now you're talking in the dictionary

  1. now we're talking
  2. now what
  3. now you mention it
  4. now you tell me
  5. now you're cooking
  6. now you're talking
  7. now, more than ever
  8. now, now
  9. now-a-days
  10. now-adays
  11. now-now

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