as in lords (it over)
to assume or treat with an air of superiority
just because I don't have extensive experience in the field is no reason to talk down to me as if I were a child
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Liam, the brother who clearly wanted this reunion the most, and wore the inability to re-consummate the brotherly relationship like an open wound, is still given mostly to jokes on stage more than serious statements or anything that patronizes the audience.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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The road cuts straight toward the sky.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That sense of coming of age cuts other ways.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Talks down (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talks%20down%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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