talk down to someone (トーク ダウン トゥ サムワン)

Idiom Communication

意味

to speak to someone as if they are less intelligent

相手を自分より頭が悪いと思って話す (aite o jibun yori atama ga warui to omotte hanasu)

例文

"He always talks down to his coworkers, which is rude."

"彼はいつも同僚に対して見下したように話す。それは失礼だ。" (kare wa itsumo doryo ni taishite mikudashita you ni hanasu sore wa shitsurei da)