Idioms Related To Conversation And Speech

Question 1

to explain the meaning of something

Answer 1

to interpret

Question 2

to describe and show

Answer 2

to illustrate

Question 3

to express (concerns)

Answer 3

to voice (concerns)

Question 4

to show

Answer 4

to exhibit

Question 5

to communicate (a message)

Answer 5

to convey (a message)

Question 6

to talk about sth.

Answer 6

to refer to

Question 7

to mention indirectly

Answer 7

to allude to

Question 8

to deal with sth. In only a few words

Answer 8

to touch on

Question 9

to explain clearly and simply

Answer 9

to spell out

Question 10

to express your anger

Answer 10

to give vent to your feelings

Question 11

to avoid coming to the point of what you want to say

Answer 11

to beat about the bush

Question 12

to remove any tension or misunderstanding with someone by talking openly with them

Answer 12

to clear the air

Question 13

to say nothing

Answer 13

to hold your tongue

Question 14

to find it impossible to take part in a conversation because the other person is talking continuously

Answer 14

to not get a word in edgeways

Question 15

To speak directly without trying to be tactful

Answer 15

to mince your words

Question 16

to inform as many people as possible

Answer 16

to spread the word

Question 17

to quarrel with someone

Answer 17

to have words with someone

Question 18

to speak sharply to someone

Answer 18

to bite someone’s head off

Question 19

yo be unable to continue to understand the main point of an argument or conversation

Answer 19

to lose the thread

Question 20

to have very nearly remembered sth./ be just about to say something

Answer 20

It is on the tip of your tongue

Question 21

to talk freely for the first time about something which has been on your mind

Answer 21

to get something off your chest