10 - Communication And The Media (Idioms) Flashcards
Used as a criticism of so when they say things they shouldn’t
Big mouth
Tell the truth about sthg that u have kept secret
To come clean (about sthg)
Understand the basic meaning
To get/catch sb’s drift
Talk to so about sthg that has been worrying u, so that u feel better about it
To get sthg off ur chest
Understand sthg completely wrongly
To get the wrong end of the stick
Promise to do sthg
To give sb ur word
The way in which information spread quickly from one person to another through conversation
To (hear sthg) on/through the grapevine
Regularly give sb information about sthg they are interested in, for eg how a situation in changing or developing
To keep ab posted
Keep sthg secret
To keep sthg under ur hat
Tell people exactly what u are thinking or intending to do
To lay/put ur cards on the table
Provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way
To speak volumes
Tell sb in authority about bad things that so has done, because u want them to be punishEd
To tell tales
