Unit 10 - Idioms

Unit 10 - Idioms

Unit 10 - Idioms


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big mouth

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

come clean (about sth)

tell the truth about something that you have kept secret

get/catch sb's drift

understand the basic meaning

get sth off your chest

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

get the wrong end of the stick

understand something completely wrongly

give sb your word

promise to do something

(hear sth) on/through the grapevine

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

keep sb posted

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

keep sth under your hat

keep something secret

lay/put your cards on the table

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