Good, bad communicates

Question	Answer
Mull sth over	Spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal
Read between the lines	Look for a discover a meaning that is suggested rather than actually stated
give sth / sb. away	make known sth, that sb. wants to keep secret
let sb in on sth	allow sb to share a secret, or know what only a few people
get ( hold of ) the wrong end of stick	understand sth. in the wrong way
occur to sb	come into sb's mind
it makes no odds	used to stay that sth makes no diffrence or is not important
Let on	tell sb sth, especially sth you have been keeping secret
Take sth in	understand, absorb, and remember new facts and information
be at odds with sth.	be in conflict with sth
pick up on sth.	notice sth and perhaps react to it
on a need - to - know basis	so that sb is told only what they need to know and only when they need to know it
get sb's back up	Annoy sb
win sb over / round	get sb support or approval by persuading them you are right or sth is right
open up	talk about what you realy feel and think

Resource summary

	Created by Roman Nowak over 9 years ago