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Frage		Antworten
to put something in a nutshell Lernen beginnen		to state something very concisely
to beat about the bush Lernen beginnen		to avoid talking about a difficult or embarassing subject
to talk at cross purposes Lernen beginnen		if two or more people do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects
to hear something on the grapevine Lernen beginnen		to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick (informal) Lernen beginnen		to not understand a situation correctly
to make head or tail (heads or tails) (out) of something Lernen beginnen		to understand something
like talking to a brick wall Lernen beginnen		the person you are speaking to does not listen
air your views Lernen beginnen		to express your opinions about something in public
be at a loss for words` Lernen beginnen		unable to say anything becouse something surprising or totally unexpected has happened
drop a hint Lernen beginnen		make a suggestion in an indirect way
give somebody the low-down Lernen beginnen		tell somebody all the information they want or need to know
keep somebody up to date Lernen beginnen		give somebody regular information about things

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