Speak volumes

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Speak volumes

 If something speaks volumes, it says a lot without using words.
 A glance, a pause, or silence can reveal feelings or truths more powerfully than any sentence.

Examples: 

1- She smiled and nodded during the meeting, but her clenched fists spoke volumes about her frustration.

2- He never apologized, but the way he avoided eye contact spoke volumes about his guilt.

Transcript

Hello and welcome back to Daily English — where words come to life through real stories. Today’s expression is: Speak volumes.  One more time: speak volumes.

Let’s see if you can guess what it means from these clues: She didn’t say anything when she opened the gift — but her forced smile spoke volumes.
 🔹 They hadn’t spoken in months, but when she hugged him without a word, it spoke volumes.

What do you think “speak volumes” means? If something speaks volumes, it says a lot without using words.
 A glance, a pause, or silence can reveal feelings or truths more powerfully than any sentence.

Examples: She smiled and nodded during the meeting, but her clenched fists spoke volumes about her frustration.
When he quietly left the family dinner early, it spoke volumes about how uncomfortable he felt.
He never apologized, but the way he avoided eye contact spoke volumes about his guilt.

Your Turn:
 Have you ever witnessed a moment like that — when someone didn’t say a word, but everything was crystal clear? What did their actions or silence speak volumes about?

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