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Upset The Applecart – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Upset The Applecart – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: cause trouble or spoil people’s plans Example: 8 “Remember to give me your report on Monday. You don’t want to upset the applecart, do you?.” “I’m so sorry because of my mistakes. I definitely upset the applecart.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Let’s just agree with the plan. We don’t want to ______________” A. stuck in a rut. B. upset the applecart. C. run out of patience. D. go out like a light. Describe the time when you made a mistake. Try to...
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Tough It Out – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Tough It Out – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: face a difficult situation without changing your plans or opinions Example: “Although the weather so harsh, we have to go there before midnight. We must find the way to tough it out.” “Should we tough it out or should we shut down our businesses?” “It’s a difficult situation, but if we can just tough it out, things are bound to get better soon.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “I can’t help you financially. I know things are difficult, but you’ll just have to____________”...
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Raise Your Game – Idiom Of The Day
Raise Your Game – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: work harder to achieve something. Example: “Time to raise your game. Work harder and you will get it.” “This prize is very meaningful with Leo and I know he is going to raise his game to gain it.” “If you want to pass the IELTS test with a high score, you have to raise your game.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Our competitors won an award this week. We’re really going to ____________.” A. stuck in a rut. B. upset the applecart. C....
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Be No Spring Chicken – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Be No Spring Chicken – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: is not young anymore Example: ” Henry’s grandmother really loves dancing although she is no spring chicken.“ ” My father try to become a rapper although he is no spring chicken.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “She loves windsurfing and paragliding, even though she’s ______________.” A. no spring chicken. B. upset the applecart. C. raise our game. D. tough it out. Describe the old person that you are very close to. Try to use this idiom in your speech. You should...
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Live In A Dream World – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Live In A Dream World – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: has unrealistic hopes. Example: “Some young people, nowadays, are living in a dream world. They think they can be billionaires before their thirty while they don’t want to work.“ “Actually, I have to say you are living in a dream world. Wake up and focus more on your study.” “Honestly, I think he is not living in a dream world. He is not this kind of person.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “He is _________________ if he thinks he’ll become a...
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Live Out Of A Suitcase – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Live Out Of A Suitcase – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: not having a permanent place to live Example: “The homeless have to live out of suitcase. We can help them to have a warm place to live.“ “Actually, I am living out of a suitcase because I cannot find a suitable house for me to buy.” “Some people find living out of a suitcase away from home very stressful.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “After a month sleeping on a friend’s floor, Jane is tired of _________________.” A. living out of...
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Take The Wind Out Of Someone’s Sails – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Take The Wind Out Of Someone’s Sails – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: made someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, by saying or doing something unexpected (If there is no wind in a boat’s sails, then it is unable to moves) Example: “John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails.“ “I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers – that took...
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Win Hands Down – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Win Hands Down – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: win very easily Example: “I won hands down the tennis tournament.“ “It seems like John won hands down this competition, his opponents are not strong enough to beat him .” ” You cannot win hands down this final match if you don’t prepare carefully.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Laura’s opponent in the badminton final played badly, so she ________________.” A. stuck in a rut B. took the wind of her sails C. won hands down D. have egg on her face Describe...
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Be All Things To All Men – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Be All Things To All Men – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: please everyone even when this is impossible Example: “Jane always try to be all things to all men that makes her feel stressful.“ “It is impossible to be all things to all men so don’t try to achieve it.” “He didn’t want to displease everyone so he tries to be all things to all men.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “The show would have been better, if it hadn’t tried to ______________________.” A. took the wind of it sails B....
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Be Flying High – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Be Flying High – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: be very successful Example: “The government is flying high just now, but wait until the budget is announced.“ “He’s flying high these days, but he comes from a very poor family.“ “The company was flying high as a maker of personal computers.“ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “The company had some initial problems but now it ______________.” A. the name of the game B. having a sinking feeling C. is flying high D. a loose cannon Describe the time you made your dream...
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Be Two Of A Kind – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Be Two Of A Kind – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: Be very similar in character Example: “My father and I get along very well. I think this is because we are two of a kind.“ “John and his friend are two of a kind. They are both warm-hearted and humorous.” “Many scientists discover that twins are tow of a kind based on their genes. “ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “My friend, Rick, and I are always in trouble at school. It sounds like I and Rick ________________” A. stuck in...
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Look Out For Number One – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Look Out For Number One – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: put yourself first, as you think you are the most important person Example: “The only way you’re going to get ahead in this business is if you look out for number one.“ “It doesn’t make you a selfish person if you look out for number one from time to time.” “Jack always look out for number one so his colleagues don’t like him much “ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Fred take the last piece of cake. He always ____________________________” A....
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A Loose Cannon – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
A Loose Cannon – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: someone who cannot be trusted because they act in an unpredictable way Example: “He’s seen as something of a loose cannon by other team members.“ ” As it turned out, he’s not just a loose cannon. He makes sense.“ “Some loose cannon in the State Department has been leaking stories to the press.“ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Our sales manager is _____________ You never know what he’ll say or do next “ A. the name of the game B. having a sinking...
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The Name Of The Game – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
The Name Of The Game – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: the most important part of an activity or quality needed for that activity Example: “Precision is the name of the game for this competition.“ “If you want to be successful in this sector, you have to be patient that is the name of the game for our plan.” “Free market is the name of the game for the economic success.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Good customer service is _______________________ for successful companies.” A. the name of the game B. are...
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Blood, Sweat And Tears – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Blood, Sweat And Tears – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: hard work Example: ” This construction is the result of 3 years’ blood, sweat and tears.“ ” Jane took 3 years to finish her report. It is definitely her blood, sweat and tears.” “I remember on my wedding day my father saying that all good things in life involve blood, sweat and tears.“ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “It took a lot of ____________________ to get the business going.” A. run out of patience B. your bread and butter C. back to...
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Made My Hair Stand On End – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Made My Hair Stand On End – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: frightened someone very much Example: “The horrible scream made my hair stand on end. “ “The ghost story made our hair stand on end.“ “The thought of jumping out of an aeroplane makes my hair stand on end.“ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “It was a terrifying film – it _______________________________” A. back to square one B. live out of a suitcase C. made my hair stand on air D. blood, sweat and tears Describe the film that you have...
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Castles In The Air – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Castles In The Air – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: plans that have very little chance of happening Example: “I really want to become a famous Hollywood actor, but I realize that it’s just a castle in the air and that I shouldn’t quit my day job. “ “Sometimes you feel that your hopes and ambitions are just castle in the air. But hold on to your dreams; one of them will soon come true.“ “Before you start building castles in the air, just think how much all this is likely to cost.“ Exercise: Choose the suitable...
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Reinvent The Wheel – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Reinvent The Wheel- Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: wasting time trying to create something that someone else has already created Example: “You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Read up on what others have done. “ “We’ve had a lot of experience with disasters, and don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time something happens.“ “School committees need not reinvent the wheel every time they try to improve the curriculum.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Why ______________________ when there are drugs already on the market that are effective?“ A. down and outs...
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Name In Lights – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Name In Lights – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: being famous Example: “Portia Cole had always dreamt of having her name in lights.“ “She accepted the few badly-paid roles she was offered and continued to dream of having her name in lights.“ ” I want to see my name in lights for writing this book.” Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “Jane practices tennis every day. She hopes one day she could _____________________” A. have her name in lights B. castles in the air C. reinvent the wheel D. made my hair...
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Run In The Family – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS
Run In The Family – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking. Definition: a lot of people in the family have that characteristic Example: “Jack and his father are both so tall too – tall men seem to run in the family.“ “My grandparents lived well into their nineties, andit runs in the family.“ “My brothers and I have red hair. It runs in the family.“ Exercise: Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below. “His father and uncle were basketball stars in college,so athletic ability _______________________.“ A. have her name in lights B. castles in the air C....
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