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question		réponse
to put in a nutshell commencer à apprendre		using as few words as possible
to get straight to the point commencer à apprendre		to be concise and don't ramble
to hear it on the grapevine commencer à apprendre		to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else (usually + that) I heard on the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don't know anything more.
to get the wrong end of the stick commencer à apprendre		to not understand a situation correctly
to put someone in the picture commencer à apprendre		to update someone after some break in the topic/conversation
to be on the same wavelength commencer à apprendre		to have a lot in common in somebody and thus always understand each other
can't make head nor tail of it commencer à apprendre		to fail to understand anything
to talk at cross-purposes commencer à apprendre		with different intention / in ways that are opposed to each other
to beat about the bush commencer à apprendre		to delay talking about something / to avoid talking about a difficult or embarrassing subject because you are worried about upsetting the person you are talking to
to get it straight from the horse's mouth commencer à apprendre		to get information from the person most directly involved or best informed
to be like talking to a brick wall commencer à apprendre		try to communicate with unresponsive person
to keep someone in the loop commencer à apprendre		to include someone in the communication

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