The word... word?
to promise to do something
GIVE SOMEONE YOUR WORD
to tell a lot of people about an idea that you believe in.
SPREAD THE WORD
OK, now we're ____ ____ ____ ____, we can decide on our priorities.
ON THE SAME PAGE
I think Clara would be a great translator. She's very good at understanding the _______ of a language.
NUANCES
"Ah, that's interesting what you say about education...."
A. pick up on
B. back up
PICK UP ON
to do what you promised to do
KEEP YOUR WORD
to believe that what someone says is true
TAKE SOMEONE'S WORD FOR IT.
I think he ___ ____ _____ ___ ___ ___ ____. I told him to meet at the station - not on the train.
..got the wrong end of the stick.
I prefer watching Youtube videos -- they tend to ______ j___n and explain things clearly.
AVOID JARGON
Do you realize how dangerous that was?! You could've caused an accident!
A. TELL OFF
B. SPEAK OUT AGAINST
TELL OFF
used for giving the shortest possible answer, without explaining anything...
IN A WORD..
used for telling someone that you are ready to do something for them as soon as they ask.
JUST SAY THE WORD.
I think we need to let each person finish speaking before interrupting. Otherwise we're ______ __ _____ ________.
....talking at cross purposes.
The football manager ____ ___ ____ in an interview on social media and had to apologise the next day.
MADE A GAFFE
I need to tell you something.... I've been feeling down for a while.
A. OPEN UP TO
B. TURN TO
OPEN UP TO
used for saying that someone says something in a very indirect way
NOT IN SO MANY WORDS
used for emphasizing that you are very pleased, surprised or angry
WORDS FAIL ME!
children sometimes ______ what their parents say literally.
TAKE
Take your time. Speaking too quickly _________ the message that you're unprepared.
CONVEYS
A: "Next, we're going to look at-
B: "Sorry, can I just ask you a question?"
A. CUT IN
B. MAKE OUT
CUT IN
to claim that someone has said a particular thing, although they have not said it, or they did not mean what you say they meant
PUT WORDS IN SOMEONE'S MOUTH
used for reporting the general meaning of what someone said, rather than their exact words
words to that effect
... I'd misintepreted the instructions.
Try not to make _____ _______ in your interview. You don't know if the interviewers will find it funny.
WITTY REMARKS
A: "I think we should cancel the.."
B: "Absolutely not. That's a terrible idea!"
A. CUT OFF
B. GET THROUGH TO.
CUT OFF