talk through

phrasal verb

talked through; talking through; talks through

: to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a careful way

The woman on the phone talked me through the procedure.

: to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement

Have you talked this through with your family?

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Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To talked through his long career, including his free-wheeling style of shooting, in conversation with Japanese director Yu Irie at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). —

Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 Or hear Roxane Gay talking through Edith Wharton’s Age of Innocence? —

Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 Early on, Bayona was asked to talk through his creative process, from picking a project to writing to filming and everything in between. —

Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024 Trump Campaign Reporter Zac Anderson talks through Donald Trump's latest tactics with male voters in the final stretch before November. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk through