So+to+speak
101speak for — (yourself) to say what you really believe or think is true. She should tell us what happened – I mean, she s an adult, she can speak for herself. Usage notes: sometimes used to say you do not agree with what someone else has said: “Without makeup …
102speak the same language — speak/talk the same language if two people speak the same language, they have similar beliefs and opinions, and express themselves in similar ways. There s no use setting up a meeting between the environmentalists and the construction company… …
103speak up — so we can hear you Syn: speak loudly, speak clearly, raise one s voice; shout, yell, bellow; informal holler …
104speak — [v1] talk allege, articulate, assert, aver, blab*, break silence, chat, chew*, communicate, converse, convey, declare, deliver, descant, discourse, drawl, enunciate, expatiate, express, gab*, gas*, go*, jaw*, lip*, make known, make public,… …
105speak in tongues — ► speak in tongues speak in an unknown language during religious worship, regarded as one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2). Main Entry: ↑speak …
106speak-easy — ☆ speak easy [spēk′ē΄zē ] n. pl. speak easies [ SPEAK + EASY: so named from the secretive atmosphere] Slang a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally, esp. such a place in the U.S. during Prohibition …
107speak one's mind — To say plainly what one thinks • • • Main Entry: ↑mind speak one s mind see under ↑mind • • • Main Entry: ↑speak * * * express one s feelings or opinions frankly …
108speak a ship — To hail and speak to someone on board her • • • Main Entry: ↑speak …
109speak well of — speak well for/of/ phrase to show that something is correct or effective The lower crime rate speaks well for the police department’s new strategy. Thesaurus: to show or agree that something is truesynonym Main entry: speak * * * …
110speak-eas|y — speak|eas|y or speak eas|y «SPEEK EE zee», noun, plural eas|ies. U.S. Slang. a place where alcoholic liquors are sold contrary to law, especially one that sold such liquor by the drink during the period of national prohibition. ╂[American English …
