to summarise briefly
to put it in a nutshell
to talk about the most important thing
to get straight to the point
to hear about something passed from one person to another
to hear it on the grapevine
to give the latest information
to put you in the picture
to misunderstand
to get the wrong end of the stick
to share similar opinions and ideas
to be on the same wavelenght
to fail to understand anything
can't make head or tail of something
to misunderstand
to talk at cross purposes
to delay talking about something
to beat about the bush
to misunderstand
to get our wires crossed
