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Communication - Coggle Diagram
Communication
Language of discussion
win the argument at all costs
play devil's advocate
butt in when someone is trying to speak
beat about the bush
get to the point
miss the point
have the last/final word
argue for the sake of it
refuse to back down
give a straight answer
dodge the question
establish communication
give a full apology
Using language
bilingual
switch between languages
loanwords
pick up the language
an excellent command of language
fluent
highly articulate
eloquent
succinct
speechless
lost for words
put your foot in it
a bit rusty
Collocations
Communicating
give me a reason
state you rpurpose/goal/aim
give an account
get the message across
declare the winner of
to be pronounced dead
impart knowledge
divulge sources
disseminat information
notify the police of
protest someone’s innocence
profess ignorance
break the news
say, speak, talk and tell
wouldn’t say no to
Needless to say
It goes without saying that
didn’t say a word
Generally speaking
Strictly speaking
speak very highly of someone
stop mumbling and speak properly
talk business
talk nonsense
talk a lot of sense
tell fortune
to be on speaking terms
small talk
speak up
easier said than done
speak your mind
idioms
a word in edgeways
to miss the point of
make head or tail of
to get the wrong end of the stick
to have a go at
to go on about sth
to drop hints
you took the words right out of my mouth!
Communicators
Good
take in what others have to say
be at odds with sth
pick up on things
on a need-to-know basis
keep people in the picture about things
keep people posted
win people over
open up to people
get the picture
read between the lines
occur to me
Bad
mull sth over
get sb's back up
give sth/sb away
let anyone in on what you think
let on (to sb about sth)
play/hold/keep your cards close to your chest
keep things to himself
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
to be kept in the dark
it makes no odds
keep on at someone
talk down to
play down some fact
wind someone up