Unit 10 - Idioms

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big mouth

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used as a criticism of someone when they say things they should not

come clean (about sth)

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tell the truth about something that you have kept secret

get/catch sb's drift

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understand the basic meaning

get sth off your chest

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talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it

get the wrong end of the stick

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understand something completely wrongly

give sb your word

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promise to do something

(hear sth) on/through the grapevine

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

keep sb posted

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regularly give someone information about something they are interested in, for example how a situation is changing or developing

keep sth under your hat

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keep something secret

lay/put your cards on the table

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

speak volumes

provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way

tell tales

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

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