be on speaking terms



not be on speaking terms

to be refusing to talk to someone because you have had an argument and are still angry with them (often + with ) She's not on speaking terms with her ex-husband. Jeanette and her mother haven't been on speaking terms since the wedding.
See be speaking out of both sides of mouth
See also: on, speaking, term

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AndersAHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
BiffBIFEnglish (Rare)
Nurislam-Kazakh
PiusPIE-əs (English)Late Roman
YakovYAH-kahf (Russian)Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian
Hilda['hildə]