Communication and the Media

Question 1

blurt out

Answer 1

say sth suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited

Question 2

catch on

Answer 2

understand; become popular or fashionable

Question 3

come out with

Answer 3

say sth suddenly, usually sth that surprises or shocks people

Question 4

dry up

Answer 4

stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say

Question 5

get across

Answer 5

make people understand sth

Question 6

get (a)round

Answer 6

if news get (a)round, a lot of people hear it

Question 7

get through to

Answer 7

be connected to a place by telephone; make sb understand what you are trying to say

Question 8

let on

Answer 8

talk about sth that is intended to be a secret

Question 9

pass on

Answer 9

give sb sth

Question 10

put across/over

Answer 10

explain an idea, belief, etc. in a way that it is easy to understand

Question 11

set down

Answer 11

write sth. on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten and can be looked at later; state officially how sth. should be done

Question 12

speak out

Answer 12

state your opinion firmly and publicly about sth

Question 13

talk over

Answer 13

discuss a problem or a plan

Question 14

talk round

Answer 14

succeed in persuading sb to agree sth; discuss sth. in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues

Question 15

inkling

Answer 15

slight knowledge or indication

Question 16

have a talk with sb.

Question 17

talk sense into sb.

Answer 17

persuade sb. to start thinking reasonably or sensibly

Question 18

you’re telling me

Question 19

in other words

Question 20

put in a (good) word for sb.

Question 21

big mouth

Answer 21

sb who says things they shouldn’t

Question 22

come clean about sth

Answer 22

tell the truth about sth that you have kept secret

Question 23

get/catch sb’s drift

Answer 23

understand the basic meaning

Question 24

get sth off your chest

Answer 24

talk to sb about sth that has been wordying you, so that you feel better about it

Question 25

get the wrong end of the stick

Answer 25

understand sth completely wrongly

Question 26

give sb your word

Answer 26

promise to do sth

Question 27

(hear sth) on/through grapevine

Answer 27

the way in which information spreads quickly from one person to another through conversation

Question 28

keep sb posted

Answer 28

regulary inform sb about sth that they are interested in

Question 29

keep sth under your hat

Answer 29

keep sth secret

Question 30

lay/put your cards on the table

Answer 30

tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do

Question 31

speak volumes

Answer 31

provide a lot of information, expecially in an indirect way

Question 32

tell tales

Answer 32

tell sb in authority about bad thungs that sb else has done, because you want them to be punished

Question 33

be blunt

Answer 33

be straight to the point

Question 34

so to speak

Answer 34

indicate that one uses a word in a figurative meaning rather than a literal se se

Question 35

from the word go

Answer 35

from the beginning

Question 36

take any notice

Question 37

off the record

Answer 37

made in confidence and not for publication

Question 38

set/put the record straight

Answer 38

to correct what prople have misunderstood