have a quiet word (with somebody)

especially British EnglishBrEPRIVATE/PERSONAL to talk to someone privately when you want to criticize them or tell them about something serious (与某人)私下谈谈

Brian’s just not keeping up with the workload. Can you have a quiet word?

布赖恩真的应付不了那些工作，你能和他私下谈谈吗？

Examples from the Corpus

have a quiet word (with somebody)• When all they needed to do was lift up the phone and have a quiet word.

→ have a quiet word (with somebody) at quiet1(4)

单词	have a quiet word (with somebody)
释义	have a quiet word (with somebody) have a quiet word (with somebody) especially British EnglishBrEPRIVATE/PERSONAL to talk to someone privately when you want to criticize them or tell them about something serious (与某人)私下谈谈 Brian’s just not keeping up with the workload. Can you have a quiet word? 布赖恩真的应付不了那些工作，你能和他私下谈谈吗？ Examples from the Corpus have a quiet word (with somebody)• When all they needed to do was lift up the phone and have a quiet word. → have a quiet word (with somebody) at quiet1(4)
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