not on speaking terms
Example Sentences
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Sunny and Charlie were not on speaking terms long before the the family feud soon spilled into the public domain.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023
The two nonprofits are not on speaking terms, said Silverio.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023
Mr. Pence, who is not on speaking terms with Mr. Trump, endorsed Ms. Kleefisch, who had also won the backing of the state’s GOP establishment.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2022
“We were not on speaking terms for a little while,” she said, “but that’s not because of the transition.”
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2017
An innocent teenager in the middle of God’s green hell with no telephone, and not on speaking terms with her parents?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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