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I felt like writing about some typical idioms in English and on this post, specifically, there are idioms related to communication and the media. I hope you like them.
1. TO BE A BIG MOUTH: Someone is a big mouth when they say things they should not.
2. COME CLEAN (ABOUT sth): It means telling the truth about something that you have kept secret
3. GET/ CATCH sb’s DRIFT: Understand the basic meaning
4. GET THE WRONG END OF THE STICK: Understand something completely wrong
5. HEAR sth ON/THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE: The way in which information spreads quickly from one person to another through conversation
6. KEEP sb POSTED: Regularly give someone information about something they are interested in, how a situation is changing or developing
7. LAY/ PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE: tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do
8. SPEAK VOLUMES: to provide a lot of information in an indirect way.
Which one is your favourite? Comment below.
In case you need an example just to see the context in which the idiom is used, visit: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/