Vocabulary
to fight/quarrel with somebody
to have a row
- How (do), Mike? - I'm good, thanks!
- How are you doing, Mike? - I'm good, thanks!
Please stop beating around the bush and come straight into the point.
Please stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point.
Could you drop me a word/line when you get moved in to your new home?
Could you drop me a line when you get moved in to your new home?
to exchange information or conversation with other people, using words, signs, writing etc
to communicate
inaccurately transmitted gossip
Chinese whispers
When I (have) a shower, my sister was cooking breakfast.
When I was having a shower, my sister was cooking breakfast.
You are very naughty today, Bill! What's up?
You are being very naughty today, Bill! What's up?
If you talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way, you digress/ramble.
If you talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way, you ramble.
Liddy was defended/offended by such a personal question.
Liddy was offended by such a personal question.
(of two or more people) to think in a similar way and to understand each other well
to be on the same wavelength
The days (get) longer and longer.
The days are getting longer and longer.
I heard over the grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce.
I heard on the grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce.
An uncomfortable/awkward silence is an uncomfortable pause in a conversation or presentation.
An awkward silence is an uncomfortable pause in a conversation or presentation.
the pronunciation of the words "digression" and "idiom"
/daɪˈɡreʃən/ and /ˈɪdiəm/
to make (someone) feel calm and relaxed
to put somebody at ease
By the end of the course you (study) all grammar topics.
By the end of the course you will have studied all grammar topics.
After she told him the truth, she felt relieved.
After she had told him the truth, she felt relieved.
Just make sure you put the boss in the picture/frame about the status of the project.
Just make sure you put the boss in the picture about the status of the project.
So far I (read) 30 pages.
So far I have read 30 pages.
say or do something tactless or embarrassing.
to put one's foot in it (in one's mouth)
He (drink) a lot recently. Something must have happened.
He has been drinking a lot recently. Something must have happened.
We had similar ideas about the show, and the two of us hit it on right away.
We had similar ideas about the show, and the two of us hit it off right away
What can you hold without touching it at all?
a conversation
Rosa was talking so much that nobody else could have a word in edgeways!
Rosa was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!