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speak down to. Address someone with insulting condescension, patronize, as in Just because she's editor-in-chief doesn't give her the right to talk down to her staff, or Children hate teachers who speak down to them.
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| All Things in Time/Sit Down & Talk to Me (1999 Album by Lou Rawls) |
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