Business English Idioms 1 Flashcards
1
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to put in a nutshell
A
to say in two words, laconic, to summarize briefly
2
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to get straight to the point
A
get to the main point, topic, to talk about most important thing
3
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to hear it on the grapevine
A
to hear by word of mouth, not official, to hear about something passed from one person to another
4
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to put you in the picture
A
update, briefly tell, to give the latest information
5
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to get the wrong end of stick
A
misunderstand
6
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to be on the same wavelength
A
to share opinions and ideas
7
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can’t make head or tail of it
A
not understand, to fail to understand anything
8
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to talk at cross purposes
A
not realize, misunderstand
9
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to beat about the bush
A
talk about not important things, to delay talking about something
10
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to get our wires crossed
A
to misunderstand
