on speaking terms
idiom
: friendly and willing to speak to each other
They're not on speaking terms.
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Mariscal, who is on speaking terms with Pedro Pizarro, the chief of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, has talked with hundreds of fire survivors, many without insurance.
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Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 19 Dec. 2025
The two had not been on speaking terms since the ’90s, when the Roots, the Fugees, and Goodie Mob were on the road together.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are back to being on speaking terms, several years after an estrangement caused by Buckingham’s firing from Fleetwood Mac and decades of relishing the most tumultuous (and hot) relationship in rock history.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The brothers have reportedly not been on speaking terms since the publication of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
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Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 19 Dec. 2025
The two had not been on speaking terms since the ’90s, when the Roots, the Fugees, and Goodie Mob were on the road together.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are back to being on speaking terms, several years after an estrangement caused by Buckingham’s firing from Fleetwood Mac and decades of relishing the most tumultuous (and hot) relationship in rock history.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The brothers have reportedly not been on speaking terms since the publication of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
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