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