Tom: I won't put up with her behavior any longer. I'll tell her exactly what I think of it. Bill: Now you're talking!
•John: When I get back to school, I'm going to study harder than ever. Mother: Now you're talking!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
now you're talking — (informal) Now you are saying something I want to hear, or something important or to the point • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * now you’re talking spoken phrase used for showing that you are pleased with an offer that someone is making ‘OK, I’ll… … Useful english dictionary
now you're talking — you have finally had a good idea. Would you like pizza for dinner? Now you re talking! … New idioms dictionary
now you're talking — ► now you re talking informal expressing enthusiastic agreement or approval. Main Entry: ↑talk … English terms dictionary
Now you’re talking! — exclam. What you are saying is making sense! □ Now you’re talking! You’ve got a great idea! □ “Now you’re talking!” said the coach when I told him I was going to win … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Now you're talking! — something that you say when someone makes a better suggestion or offer than one that they made before. Or we could go out for dinner if you prefer. Now you re talking! … New idioms dictionary
now you're talking — spoken used for showing that you are pleased with an offer that someone is making OK, I ll give you £900. Now you re talking! … English dictionary
now you're talking! — This expression is used to show encouragement or agreement with something that has just been said, for example a good idea. If we take the underground we ll avoid the traffic Now you re talking! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
now you're talking! — At last you are saying something which interests me or with which I can agree … A concise dictionary of English slang
now you're talking — informal expressing enthusiastic agreement. → talk … English new terms dictionary
now you mention it — spoken phrase used when someone says something that makes you realize or remember another thing Now you mention it, I did see a strange man outside. Thesaurus: ways of talking about memoriessynonym Main entry: mention … Useful english dictionary
now — now1 W1S1 [nau] adv [: Old English; Origin: nu] 1.) at the present time ▪ They now live in the city centre. ▪ There s nothing I can do about this right now (=exactly now) . by now ▪ Sonia should have been home by now. Do you think she s OK? up to … Dictionary of contemporary English
