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Solutions - Advanced - Unit 8 - 8C

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 8 - 8C in the Solutions Advanced coursebook, such as "quote", "let in on", "hearsay", etc.

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Solutions - Advanced
secret

not seen by or unknown to other people

[Adjective]
gossip

a conversation about other people conveying harsh, vicious, and unproven information about their personal life

[noun]
to let in on

to allow someone to be part of a secret or to share information that was previously unknown to them

[Verb]
word get out

used to refer to a situation in which information that was meant to be kept secret or private is made known to others

[sentence]
to breathe a word about sth

to tell other people what is supposed to stay secret

[phrase]
to keep sth under one's hat

to avoid sharing a secret with others

[phrase]
to quote

to say the exact sentence or group of words someone else used in a movie, book, etc.

[Verb]
to go further

***continue telling someone something

[phrase]
hearsay

information that is heard from someone else, rather than being firsthand knowledge

[noun]
between you and me

said to ask someone to keep a conversation secret

[sentence]
one's lips are sealed

used when one says that one will not reveal secret information

[sentence]
to bite one's tongue

to not say something, against one's wish, in order to avoid causing an argument or upsetting someone

[phrase]
word has it (that)

used to introduce a piece of information that is based on rumors or hearsay, rather than direct knowledge or evidence

[sentence]
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