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blurt out
to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are excited or nervous
He —— everything out about the baby, though we'd agreed to keep it a secret for a while.
catch on
understand, become popular or fashionable
The film wasn’t quite popular, but now it has — on with the youth.
come out
becomes known publicly after being kept secret
come out with
say something suddenly, usually something that surprises or shocks people
You —— some strange comments sometimes!
dry up
stop talking because you’ve forgotten what you were going to say
get across
make people understand something
We tried to — our point—, but he wouldn't listen.
get around
if a news —, a lot of people hear it
get through to
be connected to a place by telephone, make someone understand what you are trying to say
I don't seem to be able to —- (= communicate with) him these days.
let on
talk about sth that is intended to be a secret
I suspect he knows more than he's letting on.
pass on
give someone sth, for example, a message, that someone else has given you
put across/over
explain an idea, belief, etc in an understandable way
set down
write something on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten and can be looked at later, state officially how something should be done
shout down
make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking
speak out
state your opinion firmly and publicly on something, especially in order to protest against or defend something
talk over
discuss a problem or a plan
talk round
succeed in persuading someone to agree with something, discuss something in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues
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