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to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

to speak the truth

ausplaudern; versehentliches erzählen; sich verraten

take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise

erzählenswert sein

(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears

lügen; Lügen erzählen

to speak in tongues

a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; (lit.) a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it