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He blurted out the hiding place of the spy. commencer à apprendre
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say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited
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That new song is beginning to catch on. commencer à apprendre
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understand; become popular or fashionable
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The truth came out only after the fact. commencer à apprendre
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become available to buy or see; become easy to notice; become knwen; be spoken, heard, or understood in particular way
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He came out with a strong dissenting opinion. It was over an hour before the president came out with an explanation. commencer à apprendre
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say something suddenly' usually something that surprises or shocks people
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commencer à apprendre
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stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say
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commencer à apprendre
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make people understand something
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commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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be connected to a place by telephone; make someone understand what you are trying to say
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He had not even let on that he'd seen a thing. commencer à apprendre
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talk about something that is intended to be a secret
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Have a piece of toffee and pass the box on. Please pass on this book to the next person on the list. commencer à apprendre
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give someone something, or example a message, that someone else has givenyou
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I don't know how to put this point across to my class. commencer à apprendre
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explain an idea belief, etc in a way that is easy to understand
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Let me put this down on paper so we will have a record of what was said. I will set down this note on paper. commencer à apprendre
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write something on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten and can be looked at later; state officially how something should be done
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The lecturer had to shout down the entire audience to be heard. commencer à apprendre
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make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking
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But you've got to speak out and tell them how people feel. commencer à apprendre
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state your opinion firmly and publicly about something, especially in order to protest against or defend something
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commencer à apprendre
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discuss a problem or a plan
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commencer à apprendre
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succeed in persuading someone to agree something; discuss something in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues
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God, why did she have to go and open her big mouth? commencer à apprendre
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used as a criticism of someone when they say things they should not
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But he comes clean at the end of the story. commencer à apprendre
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tell the truth about something that you have kept secret
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commencer à apprendre
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understand the basic meaning
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commencer à apprendre
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talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it
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get the wrong end of the stick How can so many get the wrong end of the stick? commencer à apprendre
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understand something completely wrongly
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commencer à apprendre
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(hear sth) on/through the grapevine commencer à apprendre
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the way in which information spreads quickly from one person to another through conversation
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commencer à apprendre
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regularly give someone information about something they are interested in, for example how situation is changing or developing
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commencer à apprendre
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lay/put one's card on the table commencer à apprendre
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tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do
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provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way
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say something in authority about bad things that someone else has done, because you want them to be punished
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