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
Haider-Arabic
WesleyWES-leeEnglish
Abbas-Arabic, Persian
AndyAN-deeEnglish
AniseAN-isEnglish (Rare)
Gabriellagah-BRYEL-lah (Italian), GAWB-ree-el-law (Hungarian), ga-bree-EL-ə (English), gah-bree-EL-lah (Swedish)Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish