Usage of "conversation stopper"

portuguès

A remark to which there is no polite conversational reply.

Sinònims

Examples for "stopper"

Examples for "stopper"

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 The South African 

Another says, I was surprised by how well this draft stopper works. 
 NY Magazine 

Not infrequently one end of the handle terminated in a tobacco stopper. 
 Chats on Household Curios 

The seaman stationed at the stopper obeyed, and down went the anchor. 
 The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific 

And he filled the bottle with water and put back the stopper. 
 Seven O'Clock Stories 

Ús de conversation stopper en anglès

That was a bit of a conversation stopper, at least where Ty was concerned. 
 Seveneves 

I think it's a conversation stopper, it shuts people down. 
 The new yorker 

They're a guaranteed no-no, a real conversation stopper. 
 The Irish Times 

Anthony Hopkins as the most famous serial killer offers that conversation stopper in the film Hannibal. 
 The Irish Times 

That's a real conversation stopper, but if you say you're a lone twin it's much easier to talk about it. 
 The Guardian 

It was a total conversation stopper for me, being more accustomed to "Where do you drink?" in my home town. 
 The Irish Times 

Translations for conversation stopper

portuguès

Significats de conversation stopper en anglès