to parrot someone's opinions
- phrasal verb
- /ˈpɛrət ˈsʌmˌwʌnz əˈpɪnjənz/
- Informal
:
repetir las opiniones de alguien
- She was criticized for parroting someone's opinions without understanding the complexities of the issue.
Examples
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He always parrots my opinions in meetings.
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Don't just parrot her opinions!
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Instead of offering his own analysis, he would just parrot someone's opinions during the meetings.
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Journalists should investigate thoroughly rather than parrot someone's opinions in their reports.
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Instead of offering his own analysis, he would just parrot someone's opinions during the meetings.
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Journalists should investigate thoroughly rather than parrot someone's opinions in their reports.
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She was criticized for parrot someone's opinions without understanding the complexities of the issue.
Synonyms
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7.7
To repeat facts from memory without understanding or new ideas
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4.6
To agree with others, often in public
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7.7
To repeat facts or ideas without understanding them
Repeat someone else's words or opinions as if they were your own
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'parrot' already carries the meaning 'to mechanically repeat' so a B1 learner who knows that and the phrase 'someone's opinions' can directly infer 'to repeat someone else's views without understanding or adding insight.' This is a straightforward compositional pattern (verb + object) and therefore transparent.
Etymology
The expression parrot someone's opinions comes from the bird parrot, which copies human speech without understanding it. So to parrot someone's opinions means 'to repeat' other people's views without adding your own thought or 'without understanding'.