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