Idioms - Unit 10 - Communication and the Media

used as a ciriticism of someone when they say things they should not [gaduła, papla (osoba niedyskretna)]

tell the truth about sth that you have kept secret [przyznawać się]

understand the basic meaning of what someone has said [łapać, o co komuś chodzi]

talk to someone about sth that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it [zrzucać kamień z serca, wyrzucić coś z siebie, wyżalić się]

understand sth completely wrongly [źle coś zrozumieć, opacznie coś zrozumieć]

promise sb to do sth [obiecać, dać swoje słowo]

the way in which infromation spreads quickly from one person to another through converstation [roznosić się pocztą pantoflową]

regularly give somene information about sth they are interested in, for example how a situation is changing or developing [informować kogoś na bieżąco]

keep sth secret [trzymać coś w tajemnicy (w zanadrzu)]

tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do [wyłożyć karty na stół, zagrać w otwarte karty]