talk down to

talk down to someone

to speak to someone in a patronizing manner; to speak to someone in the simplest way. The manager insulted everyone in the office by talking down to them. Please don't talk down to me. I can understand anything you have to say.

talk down to somebody

to speak to someone as if they were too young or stupid to understand something I think of old people just as I think of myself, so I don't talk down to them.

talk down to

Also, 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amarante	-	French (Rare)
Kenyon	-	English
Buster	BUS-tər	English
Harvey	['ha:vi]
Amarilis	-	Spanish
Wynn	WIN	Welsh