Idioms/Redewendungen Unit 10

Question 1

big mouth

Answer 1

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

Question 2

come clean (about sth)

Answer 2

tell the truth about sth. that you have kept secret

Question 3

get/catch sb’s drift

Answer 3

understand the basic meaning

Question 4

get sth off your chest

Answer 4

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

Question 5

tet the wrong end of the stick

Answer 5

understand sth completely wrongly

Question 6

give sb your word

Answer 6

promise to do sth

Question 7

(hear sth) on/through the grapevine

Answer 7

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

Question 8

keep sb posted

Answer 8

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

Question 9

keep sth under your hat

Answer 9

keep sth secret

Question 10

lay/put your cards on the table

Answer 10

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

Question 11

speak volumes

Answer 11

provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way

Question 12

tell tales

Answer 12

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