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Idioms in communication part 2
autor: Ania01
to speak one's mindhonestly say how you really feel
to spread like wildfirespreads very quickly
straight from the horse's mouthhear sth from a person who has direct knowledge
to stretch the truthto make sth sound better than it is
to take sth with a grain of saltto be skeptical about the information you hear
to be like talking to a brick walltalking to someone who is not listening or saying anything
to beat a dead horsewaste time on sth that is never going to happen/ continue talking about sth that has already been
to beat around the bushto avoid or delay talking about a subject directly - owijac w bawelne
beside the pointsth is irrelevant or off topic
to bite one's tonguestop yourself from saying sth that will probably get you in trouble
to butter someone upflatter someone because you want sth from him
to talk sth overyou discuss sth with someone in order to get their opinion before you make a decision
to talk sth/sb upspeak positively about that person or thing in order to influence other people's opinion
(spread by) word of mouthpoczta pantoflowa - przekaz ustny