"on talking terms" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on talking terms.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on talking terms, {{en-PP}} on talking terms
  1. (idiomatic) able to talk with someone, either in general or about the particular topic Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_talking_terms-en-prep_phrase-2L7CCcS2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 18 30
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) in agreement or harmony with (something) Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_talking_terms-en-prep_phrase-LnWnFY2U
  3. (rare) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, talking, terms. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-on_talking_terms-en-prep_phrase-YQxekWc8

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