ENM401 Unit 1

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to put something in a nutshell
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to put something in a nutshell
to state something briefly
to get straight to the point
to talk about the most important thing
to hear something on the grapevine
to hear about something because the information has been passed from one person to another in a conversation
to put somebody in the picture
to give somebody the latest information
to get the wrong end of the stick
to not undertand something
to be on the same wavelength
to share similar opinions and ideas
to not be able to make head nor tail of something
to fail to understand anything
to talk at cross-purposes
to not understand somebody
to beat around the bush
to delay talking about something
to get one's wires crossed
to misunderstand something or somebody or understand the opposite of what something really is
to get something straight from the horse's mouthto be told something by somebody who has direct knowledge of itto air one's viewsto express your opinion about something in publicto be at a loss for wordsto be unable to say anything because something surprising or totally unexpected has happenedto drop a hintmake a suggestion in an indirect wayto give somebody the low-down on somethinggive somebody all the information they want or need to knowarticulate1) using language in a clear and fluent way 2) to speak distinctly or give clarity to an ideafocusedattention clearly directed towards what you want to do; concentratedreservedslow to reveal emotion or opinioncoherentcomprehensible; logically consistent; understandablehesitantunsure or slow in acting or speakingresponsiveshowing interest and understanding; answering or replyinginhibitedunable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness; reserved, shysensitive1) understanding the feelings and needs to of others 2) easily hurtextrovertedout-going, always likes to be around people, talkativepersuasiveconvincing; providing sound reasoning or argumentsuccinctbrief, concise, expressed in few wordsfluentable to express oneself easily and clearlyramblingdisconnected; not following the subject; unconnectedvagueunclear, ambiguous, uncertaineloquentwell-spoken, expressive, articulate

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