Spiel

Definition

spiel /ʃpi:l, spi:l / n ( infml usu derog ) ရႊန္းရႊန္းေဝေအာင္ ေသြး ေဆာင္ေသာစကား။ The salesman gave us a long spiel about why we should buy his product.

Examples

1. ‘The team got in to a straight line
2. recognizing the beginning of her spiel.’
3. ‘He got the hard sell from the men
4. who gave a spiel about the warehouse accidentally giving them twice the number of speakers ordered.’
5. ‘She wasn't finished yet as she continued her spiel without taking a breath.’
6. ‘This spiel proved the final straw for the judge
7. who lashed out at the mother like an avenging angel.’
8. ‘As I stopped to check it out I was swooped upon by the salesman and was given the big spiel.’
9. ‘A candidate in my electoral area
10. accompanied by his daughter
11. knocked on my door and gave me the spiel.’
12. ‘That didn't surprise me
13. because he definitely hadn't had time to breathe while delivering his spiel.’
14. ‘After a bit she told me that the previous time we had met I had launched into an identical spiel.’
15. ‘Direct questions on financial issues are answered with opaque spiels on their version of moral principle.’
16. ‘In my volunteering for political campaigns
17. federal and provincial
18. I've become fairly ruthless in my spiel.’
19. ‘But others who heard the spiel weren't as convinced.’
20. ‘The brother met us and gave us the spiel about the dangers of the city.’
21. ‘For the course of the game he pretty much serves no purpose greater than giving you a basic spiel on your next mission.’
22. ‘She was always glad to show potential clients how to apply cream and powders
23. and did free-of-charge makeovers for anyone with the patience to hear her spiel.’
24. ‘My spiel is
25. if you're fair-skinned
26. watch for discolorations.’
27. ‘And then within minutes
28. I was actually doing my advocacy spiel on a street corner.’
29. ‘That is provided no-one had the audacity to doubt the spiel by asking questions
30. to which the lad had no answers.’
31. ‘Patricia and Pierre offer to help him practice his spiel.’
32. ‘I bought his spiel
33. and the pager served me well for many years.’
34. ‘With the building full to standing room only as he delivers his spiel
35. there is a definite air of sanctity and reverence.’