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