Idioms connected with using language Flashcards by Eliseev Andrey

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they’re talking at cross-purpose

A

каждый о своем

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he’s got the wrong end of the stick

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misunderstanding

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she can’t get a word in edgeways

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не может вставить слово

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i can’t make hear or tail of what he’s saying

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ничего не понимать

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talk down

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talks as if we were inferior

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talking behind my back

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saying negative things about me

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small talk

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purely social talk, nothing serious

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talk shop

A

talk about work

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talking-point

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subject that everyone wants to talk about

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give him a talking to

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reproach/scold him

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to start the ball rolling

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start the discussion

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to speck my mind

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say exactly what I think

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to put it in a nutshell

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say it in few words

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long-winded

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say things in a long, indirect way

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wrap up the discussion

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finish the discussion

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talk rubbish

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say stupid things

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get to the point soon

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come to the important part of the matter