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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

What's the meaning

of talking somebody off the ledge?

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It means to persuade someone to abandon the idea of committing suicide (by jumping from a building). It could be used figuratively, meaning to discourage someone fronm a rash and dangerous course of action.

— Khoff

  • It means to persuade someone to abandon the idea of committing suicide (by jumping from a building).
  • It could be used figuratively, meaning to discourage someone fronm a rash and dangerous course of action.
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It means to persuade someone to abandon the idea of committing suicide (by jumping from a building). It could be used figuratively, meaning to discourage someone fronm a rash and dangerous course of action.
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