English Expressions about communication

To fail to understand anything

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To be on the same wavelength

• To put it in a nutshell

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• To beat about the bush

To share similar opinions and ideas

• To beat about the bush

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• To put it in a nutshell

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To be on the same wavelength

To give the main facts in a short, clear way

• To put it in a nutshell

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To beat about the bush

• To be on the same wavelength

To not understand something

• To beat about the bush

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To be on the same wavelength

• To put it in a nutshell

To delay talking about something

• To be on the same wavelength

• To put it in a nutshell

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To beat about the bush

To give the latest information

• To put someone in the picture

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To be on the same wavelength

• To put it in a nutshell

• To get the wrong end of the stick

To talk about the most important thing

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• To put it in a nutshell

• To be on the same wavelength

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To get straight to the point

To hear about something because the information has been passed from one person to another in conversation

• To hear it on the grapevine

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To be on the same wavelength

• To put it in a nutshell

• To get the wrong end of the stick

To be told something by someone who has direct knowledge of it

• To put it in a nutshell

• To get the wrong end of the stick

• To be on the same wavelength

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To get it straight from the horse's mouth

To try to communicate with an unresponsive person

• To put it in a nutshell

• To be on the same wavelength

• Can't make head nor tail of it

• To be like talking to a brick wall

• To get the wrong end of the stick