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At cross purposes |
If two people at cross purposes, they think they are talking about or trying to do the same things , but in fact they are talking about or trying to do different things.
Examples ➡He realized that they have been talking at cross purposes. They weren't offering him the job.
➡Because that's working at cross purposes, that's absolutely wrong.
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تضارب/اختلاف المقاصد والأهداف والغايات |
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Come out of your shell. |
To become less shy and more confident. Examples ➡Mary used to be very shy, but she has come out of her shell. ➡ It's time for you to come out of that shell. ➡She's so confident now. I think the job has brought her come out of her shell.
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أخرج من قوقعتك أن تكون أقل خجلا وأكثر ثقة |
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Find common ground. |
To come to an agreement on something.
Examples ➡The leaders of the two countries met to find common ground. ➡Try to find common ground and actually move solutions forward. |
إيجاد قاعدة/أرضية مشتركة الاتفاق على نقاط مشتركة |
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From the horse's mouth. |
If you get a piece of information from the horse's mouth , you get it directly from someone who is involved and knows the most about it.
Examples ➡A) Did you know that Michelle quit? B) I don't believe it. I will go ask her and hear it straight from the horse's mouth. ➡So, you can say , right from the horse's mouth , right from Google , no one can guarantee a number one ranking. |
من لقف/فم الحصان اي ان المعلومات التي لديك اخذتها من مصدر موثوق ومطلع و أكثر علما والماما بالموضوع. |
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Get your (wires/lines) crossed. |
To have a misunderstanding or miscommunication with someone else.
Examples ➡I'm sorry I'm late. I thought we were getting here at 8. We must have gotten our lines crossed. ➡This is where we kind of weird get our wires crossed. |
تضارب /اختلاف في الفهم أو التواصل |
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Go off (on/at) a tangent. |
If someone goes off at a tangent, they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before.
Examples ➡Our teacher usually goes off on a tangent and start taking about something totally unrelated to the book. ➡I think I'm gonna go off on a tangent if that's all right. |
تغيير/انتقال مفاجئ إلى موضوع جديد لا يمت للموضوع الأصلي بصلة. |
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Hear something on /through the grapevine |
To hear something from someone who has heard it from someone who has heard it from someone ,basically, gossip. Examples ➡️ I heard on grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce. ➡️She heard through the grapevine that he was looking for a job. |
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In black and white |
If you say that something is in black and white, you have proof, a written proof of it. Examples ➡️We have a clear rule in black and white that this action is illegal. ➡️I have it in black and white that I can take three weeks vacation each year. ➡️It was there, in black and white. I did it. I wrote it. |
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In the loop |
A part of a group who have information about specific thing. Examples ➡️Not many knew what was going on but the president was on the loop. ➡️If you want to be in the loop, you can say, send me everything. |
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Keep Someone Posted =Keep someone in the loop about something. |
If you keep someone posted, you continue giving them the latest information about a situation. Examples ➡️She made me promise to keep her posted on everything while she was in London. ➡️Keep me posted on everything and best of luck to you. |
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Let The Cat out of the bag. |
To disclose a secret, often by mistake.
Examples ➡️How did she know about it? Who let the cat out of the bag?. ➡️I know you don't want to let the cat out of the bag before the speech. |
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Put someone in the picture. |
If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about something they need to know about. Examples ➡️Before you start working, let me put you in the picture and tell you how this office works. ➡️Just make sure you put the boss in picture about the progress of this project. He needs to know every detail. ➡️Come to life. Put yourself in the picture. |
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spill the beans. |
To reveal a secret. Examples ➡️He was afraid that I was going to spill the beans to the police. ➡️We planned a surprise party for him, but Kate spilled the beans to him at work. |
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Touch base. |
If you touch base with someone, you contact them and you get in touch after a long time. Or To contact or get in touch with someone generally. Examples ➡️I was just calling to touch base ,since I haven't heard from you for a long time. ➡️I will ask my friend to touch base with you and see if he could help.>>(Generally) |
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