To hear it on the grapevine —To hear about something passed from
one person to another.
“I I hear it on the grapevine that they’re outsourcing some of the
financial services. When do you think they’ll announce it officially?”
To put it in a nutshell - To summarise
briefly
“It’s a rather long-winded proposal, but to put
it in a nutshell, if we set up a creche and offer flexitime, our productivity
should increase.”
To get straight to the point — To start talking
immediately about the most important information
“Ok, I’ll get to the point
without wasting any more time—we’ve decided to restructure our business units
to make them more efficient”
To put someone in the picture —To give someone
the latest information about a situation in order for them to be aware of
what is going on.
“Several
important changes occurred while you were away so I need to put you in the
picture straightaway”
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