Sentences with phrase «avoid having everyone talk»

Is there another way to avoid having everyone talk at once?

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We'll be the ones avoiding everyone else in the corner so we don't have to have «that» talk.

But for some reason — either because the audience is too nice, or because everyone has become complacent with low expectations, or because we all want to avoid the retribution that comes from someday putting ourselves under the proverbial microscope — we've let lackluster talks become the norm.

Even though I feel a crushing anxiety whenever the phone rings, or when I cross the street to avoid small talk with a stranger, and even though I'm the one huddled in a corner having a meaningful conversation with someone while everyone else is mingling at a party, I can still confidently give a talk to a room full of students like I've been doing it all my life.

With STD dating sites, a person doesn't have to worry about this sort of thing since everyone on the site has some kind of disease — they avoid the dreaded «talk» with their partner.

If you're one of those jaded types who avoids reading the books everyone's talking about, take my word for it — this time around, you'd only be hurting yourself.

I've even talked to people whose dogs have had serious injuries (and one lost a leg) because what seemed like play escalated into an attack — something that probably could have been avoided if everyone involved had been reading the body language of the dog and paying attention to some simple rules of behavior.

If you're having a lunch meeting at a restaurant or pub, make sure you follow all the usual table manners: elbows off the table; hold your knife and fork properly; avoid splashing sauces all over your food (place on the side of your plate if you insist on having Ketchup); don't talk with your mouth full and don't finish your food ahead of everyone else.