Relier Pairs IELTS Idioms set 1Version en ligne IELTS Idioms set 1 par Ann Kill 1 It COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG to take my trip to Australia. 2 I was OVER THE MOON when he asked me to marry him. 3 The money sent by comic relief to help poverty in Africa is just A DROP IN THE OCEAN. They need far more than this. 4 My mother will always GO THE EXTRA MILE to help people. 5 Are you putting all of your savings into that company? DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. 6 He comes round to see me ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. 7 I think he GOT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED this morning. He is in a terrible mood. 8 We have to actually do something about global warming. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. 9 I have to BITE MY TONGUE so I don’t say what I really think of him! 10 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. 11 Try not to worry about it. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING. 12 I bumped into Jenny in town the other day. IT'S A SMALL WORLD. 13 You are taking your IELTS test next week?? Aren’t you JUMPING THE GUN. You’ve only just started studying. 14 My parents are very FIXED IN THEIR WAYS. They won’t start using the internet. 15 It was difficult when I moved to another country but I eventually FOUND MY FEET. Something positive that isn’t recognized until later. It’s better to actually do something rather than just talking about it Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things Believing that every bad situation has a positive side / eventually leads to something good To become comfortable in what you are doing Extremely pleased or happy Wanting to say something but stopping yourself. Meeting someone you would not have expected to Putting all of ones resources into one possibility Very expensive Doing much more than is required when doing something Happening very rarely To refer to someone who is having a bad day A very small part of something much bigger Doing or starting something too early.
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