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Communication idioms
Game Code: 1869320
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In a nutshell
To summarise the main idea
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To hear something through the grapevine
to hear a rumour
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To have the wrong end of the stick
A misunderstanding
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To talk at cross purposes
To talk about different things without realising it
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To beat about/around the bush
to talk around a difficult topic
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To not make head or tail of something
to not understand something at all
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To get it straight from the horse's mouth
to get information directly from the source
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To keep someone in the loop
to keep them updated with the latest information
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To fall through the cracks
to miss something important
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Like talking to a brick wall
talking to someone that doesn't listen; very stubborn
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To put someone in the picture
to tell them something they need to know about
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To get straight to the point / to cut to the chase
to speak directly to someone
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To be on the same wavelength as someone
to think in the same way
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