Word Skills Intermediate - Unit 14

Question 1

to beak the news to smby

Answer 1

to be the first to tell smby smth important

Question 2

to get ahold of smby (US)

to get hold of smby (UK)

Answer 2

INF - to find or make contact with smby by phone/email

Question 3

to hear from smby

Answer 3

to be contacted by smby by phone/email

Question 4

to give smby a ring

Answer 4

INF - to call smby on the phone

Question 5

to drop smby a line

Answer 5

INF - to write smby a short letter or email

Question 6

to keep quiet (about smth)

Answer 6

to keep smth a secret

Question 7

to be common knowledge

Answer 7

to be smth that everyone knows

Question 8

to keep smby in the dark

Answer 8

to keep a secret from a specific person

i.e. - “We’ll keep Dan in the dark about it.” = we won’t tell him

Question 9

to not breathe a word (about smth)

Answer 9

to keep smth a secret

SYN - to not say a word