versa Idiom, Proverb

carry the conversation

continue the conversation, continue talking to you Visiting with Sally is easy. She carries the conversation!

strike up a conversation

begin a conversation with a stranger Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone.

vice versa

conversely反之亦然；反过来也是如此
The man blames his wife and vice versa．这人责备他的妻子，他妻子反过来又责备他。
Students should learn from teachers and vice versa．学生应当向教师学习，教师也应当向学生学习。
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1．chat or talk with与…聊天
Don't visit with your friend on the telephone．不要跟朋友在电话里聊天。
2．visit访问；看望
We hope you will visit with us sometime．我们希望你什么时候来我们这儿作客。
She loves visiting with her neigh bours on Sundays．她喜欢在星期天和邻居聊天。

conversation piece|conversation|piece

n. Something that interests people and makes them talk about it; something that looks unusual, comical, or strange. Uncle Fred has a glass monkey on top of his piano that he keeps for a conversation piece.

make conversation|conversation|make

v. phr. To talk with someone just so that there will be talk. John made conversation with the stranger so that he would not feel left out. Mary didn't really mean what she said about Joan. She was only making conversation.

silver wedding|anniversary|silver|silver anniversa

n. phr. The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of a couple; the twenty-fifth anniversary of a business or an association, etc. "The day after tomorrow is Mom and Dad's silver anniversary," Sue said to her brother. "I hope you have a nice present picked out."

adversary

adversary
the Adversary
Satan

conversation

conversation
In addition to the idiom beginning with conversation, also see make conversation.

conversation piece

conversation piece
An unusual object that arouses comment or interest, as in That bust of Aunt Nettie is ugly but it's an excellent conversation piece. In the early 1700s this same term was used for a particular kind of painting that represented a group, often a family, arranged as though they were conversing with one another. Later in the century the term was extended to any object that stimulates conversation.

make conversation

make conversation
Engage someone in talking purely for its own sake, make small talk, as in She had a real talent for making conversation with strangers. [c. 1920]