Matching Pairs CommunicationOnline version Communication voc by alejandra dominguez 1 keep sb posted 2 tell tales 3 give sb your word 4 come clean 5 big mouth 6 get the wrong end of the stick 7 catch sb's drift 8 hear sth on / through the grapevine 9 get sth off your chest 10 speak volumes 11 lay/put your cards on the table 12 keep sth under your hat used as a criticism of someone when they say things they should do promise to do something regularly give someone info about sth they are interested in talk to someone about sth that has been worrying you tell someone in authority about bad things someone else has done tell the truth about something that you have kept secret keep something secret understand something completely wrongly provide a lot of information tell people exactly what you are thinking or intending to do understand the basic meaning the way in which information spreads quickly from one person to another