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Unit 1

TermDefinition
get the hang of something you learn how to do it well
get the picture you understand what is happening in a situation
get the wrong end of the stick or get hold of the wrong end of the stick they completely misunderstand a situation or something that is said
get your head around something or get your head round something you succeed in understanding it or accepting it.
go in one ear and out the other they pay no attention to it, or forget about it immediately.
grey area you mean that it is unclear, for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it, or it falls between two separate categories of things
not have a clue you do not know anything about it, or you have no idea what to do about it.
jump to conclusions they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.
put two and two together you correctly guess the truth about something from the information that you have
read between the lines you understand what someone really means, or what is really happening in a situation, even though it is not stated openly.
take something on board you understand it or accept it.
up to speed you have all the latest information about something
Created by: mrgary
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