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She said she couldn't afford buying a new house, but reading between the lines I don't think she has enough money. |
Read between the lines |
To understand the real meaning of something even though it wan not mentioned |
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Forgive me. I thought you were married. I shouldn't jump to conclusions |
jump to conclusions A conclusion The conclusion |
To guess and correctly make decisions about something you don't have enough information about it |
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I put two and two together and realized that their relationship was over. |
Put two and two together. |
To correctly guess the truth about something from the information that you have. |
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A: How did she think you were in love with her? B: I was just being nice to her but clearly, she had put two and two together and make five. |
Put two and two together and make five. |
To think something is more exciting than it really is. |
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I don't have a clue what I am supposed to be doing. |
Not have a clue. |
To not know anything about something. Or to have no idea what to do about something. |
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A: why do you always watch news channels? B: because I am trying to be up to speed with what's going on in the world. |
Up to speed. |
You always know every new information or you're staying up to date. |
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I listened to them, took their comments on board and then made a decision. |
Take something on board.= get you head around something. |
To take all the information in your head, think about them and understand them. |
