Definition
Get a hold of
To contact someone, usually by phone
"Oh my goodness! I was just thinking about asking you if we should get ramen! You know what I was thinking!
Read my mind
Play phone tag
"Me and my best friend have the worst luck when we call each other. Every time I call him, he's busy doing something. However, whenever he calls me, I'm also busy doing something."
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Play phone tag
Beat around the bush
To stall or waste time to avoid answering a question.
OR
To talk about something indirectly, usually because you don't want to upset someone.
"So, I was wondering if you were hungry because I think it's important to eat...and...uhh"
"Tell me what you really want to say! I don't have all day!"
Get to the point
To come across information from someone who also received the information from someone else.
Hear it through the grapevine
"Sometimes I'll get asked a question by a friend or my teacher, and I won't know the answer. So, what I usually do is kind of talk around the question or ask them to clarify until they give up."
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Beat around the bush
Tongue-tied
To have difficulty saying what you want to say
"Did you see if they wanted to come see the movie with us?"
"I asked him and he said, exactly with these words, 'I'm not interested in seeing that dumb movie'"
"Okay, then we'll go without him."
To continually have contact with someone over time
Keep/Stay in touch
"I was talking to my friend the other day, and he was telling me that his mom had heard from this doctor online that drinking coffee is bad for you."
"Really? That's surprising!"
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Hear it through the grapevine
Get in touch
To begin communicating with someone, usually after a long period of time where you weren't communicating.
"David was saying that we might go to the park today."
"It's definitely a possibility. However, I've gotta make sure I finish a few meetings first."
"Oh, okay. I'll update him with the latest information."
Keep him posted
Read between the lines
"I saw an old buddy of mine from college yesterday, but he didn't see me because he was rushing to get somewhere. I'm thinking I should send him a message and see about getting a coffee together."
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Get in touch
On the tip of one's tongue
When you are about to remember or say something
"Look, I know you're upset about what she said. However, you can't just be mean to her. You need to think about what you want to say carefully before you approach her and tell her how she hurt you."
Weigh your words
To let someone know the latest information about a situation
Keep someone posted
"My teacher asked me a question yesterday, and I almost got the answer right. Even though I didn't say anything, I felt like I almost remembered it until she then asked someone else who said the answer. I was so close to getting it!"
On the tip of one's tongue