IDIOMS: Communication

Q1. Contact sb by phone or e-mail:  ____ sb a line.

Q2. Inform sb of the most current information:

keep sb in a ____.

Q3. Communicate with sb – usually by phone:  get a ____ of sb.

Q4. Hear st indirectly from sb: hear st on / through the _________.

Q5. Avoid talking directly about the main point: Beat around / about the ____.

Q6. Talk directly about the main point: get straight to the _____.

Q7. Talk about two completely different things: talk at cross-________.

Q8. Miscommunication leads to misunderstanding:

                     get one’s ____-crossed.

Q9. Phone each other but can’t talk directly as not available: ____ phone tag.

Q10. Say st by accident that embarrasses or upsets sb:

                      put one’s  ____ in one’s mouth.