I was OVER THE MOON when he asked me to marry him.
I think he GOT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED this morning. He is in a terrible mood.
I have to BITE MY TONGUE so I don’t say what I really think of him!
I bumped into Jenny in town the other day. IT'S A SMALL WORLD.
We have to actually do something about global warming. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
Try not to worry about it. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING.
It was difficult when I moved to another country but I eventually FOUND MY FEET.
You are taking your IELTS test next week?? Aren’t you JUMPING THE GUN. You’ve only just started studying.
He comes round to see me ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.
Are you putting all of your savings into that company? DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
My mother will always GO THE EXTRA MILE to help people.
It COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG to take my trip to Australia.
My parents are very FIXED IN THEIR WAYS. They won’t start using the internet.
The money sent by comic relief to help poverty in Africa is just A DROP IN THE OCEAN. They need far more than this.
Getting a low score the first time I took IELTS was A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. It forced me to study extremely hard so I got a much better score the next time.
To refer to someone who is having a bad day
Doing or starting something too early.
A very small part of something much bigger
Believing that every bad situation has a positive side / eventually leads to something good
Doing much more than is required when doing something
To become comfortable in what you are doing
Very expensive
Something positive that isn’t recognized until later.
Wanting to say something but stopping yourself.
Putting all of ones resources into one possibility
Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things
It’s better to actually do something rather than just talking about it
Happening very rarely
Meeting someone you would not have expected to
Extremely pleased or happy
