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