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understand, absorb, and remember new facts and information
take sg in
Be in conflict with sg; contradict sg
Be at odds with sg
Notice sg and perhaps react to it
Pick up on sg
So that sb is told only what they need to know and only when they need to know it
On a need-to-know basis
Annoy sb
Get sb's back up
Get sb's support or approval by persuading them you are right or sg is right
Win sb over/round (to sg)
Talk about what you really feel and think
Open up (to sb)
You give to people the information they need to understand a situation
Put sb in the picture
You continue to give to people the necessary information
Keep sb in the picture
keep sb posted (about/on sg)
You understand a situation that sb is describing to you
Get the picture
Spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal
Mull sg over
Look for or discover a meaning that is suggested rather than actually stated
Read between the lines
Make known sg that sb wants to keep secret
Give sg/sb away
Allow sb to share a secret, or know what only a few people know
let sb in on sg
Understand sg in the wrong way
Get (hold of) the wrong end of the sick
(of an idea or a thought) come into sb's mind
Occur to sb
Used to say that sg makes no difference or is not important
It makes no odds
Tell sb sg, especially sg you have been keeping secret
Let on (to sb about sg)
You don't tell others about it
Keep sg to yourself
You don't tell them sg because you want to keep it secret from them
Keep sb in the dark
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34. Communicators
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12/15/2013, 7:14:25 PM
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