SdngcnhngcmtnhnytrongkhinitingAnhhng

ngyhaythiniIELTSSpeakingsgipbinicabntnhinhn
rtnhiuln.

A
Idioms

aboutto(dosomething)

tobeonthepointofdoingsomething

Iwasabouttoleavewhenthephonerang.

accordingto(someoneorsomething)

assaidortoldbysomeone,inagreementwithsomething,intheorderofsomething,in
proportiontosomething

Accordingtoourteacher,therewillbenoclassnextweek.

Wedideverythingaccordingtothetermsofouragreement.

Wewilldressforthehike,accordingtotheweather.

accountfor(something)

toprovideanexplanationorananswerforsomething

Thebadweatheraccountsforthefactthatfewpeoplecametothemeeting.

afterall

consideringthefactthatsomethinghappenedorhappens,somethingthatisusually
assumed

"Youdon'tneedtophonehim.Afterall,heneverphonesyou."

allofasudden
suddenly,withoutadvancewarning

Allofasudden,itbecamecloudyandbegantorain.

asamatteroffact

actually

"Asamatteroffact,wehavebeentothesportsstadiummanytimes."

asfaras

totheextentordegreeofsomething

AsfarasIknow,themoviewillstartinafewminutes.

asfor

withregardto,concerning

"Asformyself,IthinkthatIwillreturnhomenow."

asif

inthesamewaythatsomethingwouldbe,that

Thedrinktastesasifitweremadewithorangejuice.

Itseemedasifthewholeschoolcametotheconcert.

aslongas

providedthat,onconditionthat

"Aslongasyoupromisetobecareful,youcanborrowmycar."
assoonas

justaftersomething,when

IphonedmyfriendassoonasIfinisheddinner.

asto

withregardto,accordingto

"Astoyourquestion,Iwillanswerittomorrow."

Theplayerswereputintogroupsastotheirability.

aswell

inaddition,also,too

Iplantotakeswimminglessonsthissummer.Iplantotakeacomputer
courseaswell.

aswellas(someoneorsomething)

inadditiontosomeoneorsomething

"Pleasebringyourswimmingsuitaswellasyourtowel."

B
Idioms

backandforth

backwardsandforwards,firstonewayandthentheotherway
Theargumentwiththelawyerwentbackandforthbeforethejudgemadea
decision.

betteroff

tobeinabettersituationthanbefore

Myfriendwouldbebetteroffifhesoldhisoldcarandboughtanewone.

or
breakdown(something) break(something)down

todividesomethingintoparts,toseparatesomethingintosimplersubstances

Wetriedtobreakdowntheproblemforfurtherstudy.

Thesugarbegantobreakdownsoonafteritwasswallowed.

or
breakup or
breakup(something) break(something)up

toseparate,todivideintogroupsorpieces,toputanendtosomething

Ihopethatmyfavoritebanddoesnotbreakup.

Thestudentsdidnotwanttobreakuptheirgroups.

Thecoachdecidedtobreaktheteamupintosmallgroups.

bytheway

incidentally

"Bytheway,couldyoupleasebringyourlaptopcomputertomorrow."

C
Idioms


or
carryout(something) carry(something)out

toputsomethingintoaction,toaccomplishsomething,todosomething

Thescientistwantedtocarryoutmoreexperimentsbeforediscussingthenew
medicine.

comeon!

please,hurry,gofaster

"Comeon,IonlyhaveafewminutesbeforeImustgo."

"Comeon,stopdoingthat."

comeup

tohappenunexpectedly

Iwillnotbeabletogotothepartyifsomethingelsecomesup.

comeupwith(something)

toproduceorfindathoughtorideaoranswer

Itriedtocomeupwithanameforthenewmagazine.


D
Idioms

dealwith(something)

tobeconcernedwithsomething,totakeactionaboutsomething

Wewilldealwiththeboxestomorrow.
E
Idioms

endup(doingsomethingorgoingsomewhere)

todosomethingthatonehadnotplannedtodo,togosomewhereonehadnot
plannedtogo

Weendedupwatchingamovielastnight.

Weendedupgoingtoarestaurantafterthemovielastnight.

F
Idioms

or
figureout(someoneorsomething) figure(someoneorsomething)
out

totrytounderstandsomeoneorsomething,tosolvesomething

Ifinallyfiguredouthowtousethenewcomputersoftware.

or
fillin(something) fill(something)in

towritewordsinblankspaces

"Pleasefillinthisformandgiveittothereceptionist."

Ifilledtheforminandgaveittothereceptionist.

findout(something)

tolearnordiscoversomething
MymotherisangrywithmebecauseshefoundoutthatIhadquitmy
Frenchclass.

firstofall

theveryfirstthing

Firstofall,wepreparedthegardenandthenweplantedtheseeds.

forgood

permanently

Thecityplanstoclosethepublicswimmingpoolforgood.

forsure

withoutdoubt,certainly,surely

"Iwillgotothemoviewithyouforsurenextweek."

G
Idioms

getbackto(something)

toreturntosomething

Iwashappytogetbacktomyworkaftermyholiday.

getinto(something)

tobecomeinterestedorinvolvedinsomething
Idonotwanttogetintoanargumentwithmyfriend.

Wewillgetintothedetailsoftheplantomorrow.

getinto(somewhere)

toentersomewhere

Myfriendwantstogetintoagooduniversity.

IbumpedmyheadasIwasgettingintothecar.

getoutof(somewhere)

toleavesomewhere,toescapefromsomewhere

IhaveanappointmentandIwanttogetoutofmyhousequickly.

getridof(something)

togiveorthrowsomethingaway,tosellordestroysomething,tomakeacoldorfever
disappear

IboughtanewtelevisionsoIwanttogetridofmyoldone.

getthrough(something)

tocompletesomething,tofinishsomething

Myfriendishavingtroublegettingthroughherfinalexams.

IhavemuchreadingthatImustgetthroughbeforetomorrow.

goahead
tobegintodosomething

"Let`sgoaheadandstartnow.Wecan`twaitanylonger."

goon

tocontinue

Thegamewillprobablygoonforanhourafterweleave.

goover(something)

toexamineorreviewsomething

Theaccountantwillgooverourbookstomorrow.

Weplantogooverthatquestiontomorrow.

gothrough(something)

todiscusssomething,tolookatsomething,todosomething

Theteacherdecidedtogothroughtheexercisebeforethetest.

gowith(something)

tochooseonethingratherthananother

Wedecidedtogowiththesmallrentalcarratherthanthelargeone.

H
Idioms

hangout(somewhereorwithsomeone)
tospendone`stimewithnogreatpurpose,tospendleisuretimewithfriends

Recently,myfriendhasbeenhangingoutwithabadgroupofpeople.

have(something)todowith(something)

tobeaboutsomething,tobeonthesubjectofsomething,toberelatedtosomething

"ThebookhassomethingtodowithcookingbutIamnotsureifyouwilllike
it."

Thatproblemhasnothingtodowithme.

holdon

towaitaminute,tostop,towaitandnothangupthephone

"PleaseholdonforaminutewhileIlockthedoor."

"Holdon,don'tsayanything,Ican'thearthespeaker."

I
Idioms

inaway

toacertainextent,alittle,somewhat

Inaway,Iwanttogotothenewrestaurant,butinawayIdonotreallycare.

incase

if,ifsomethingshouldhappen
Iwilltakemyumbrellaincaseitrains.

incommon

sharedtogetherorequally,inuseorownershipbyall

Ihadnothingincommonwiththeothermembersoftheclass.

indetail

givingallthedetails,itembyitem

Thesaleswomanexplainedthenewproductindetail.

ineffect

forpracticalpurposes,basically

Theman'ssilencewasineffectawayofdisagreeingwiththeotherpeoplein
themeeting.

infact

actually,thetruthis

ThemanhasbeentoChinabefore.Infact,hehasbeentherethreetimes.

infavorof(someoneorsomething)

toapproveorsupportsomeoneorsomething

Everybodyisinfavorofthenewpolicechief.

Mycompanyisnotinfavorofchangingourholidayschedule.
ingeneral

inmostsituationsorcircumstances

Ingeneral,mostofthepeoplearehappywiththenewmanager.

inorderto

forthepurposeof

Theyhavedecidedtoclosedowntheschoolforthesummerinordertodo
somemajorrepairs.

inotherwords

inadifferent(usuallymoredirect)way

"Inotherwords,ifyoudonotfinishtheassignmentbyWednesday,youwill
notpassthecourse."

inplace

intheproperplaceorlocation

Everythingintheroomwasinplacewhenwearrivedforthemeeting.

insomeways

insomeunspecifiedwayormanner,bysomeunspecifiedmeans

Insomeways,Iknowwhatmyfriendwantstosaybutinotherways,Idonot.

intermsof(something)
withregardtosomething

Intermsofouragreementwiththeothercompany,wearenotallowedto
selltheproductsonline.

intime

withenoughtimetodosomething,withinacertaintime,beforeatimelimitexpires

Ididnotarrivehomeintimetomeetmycousin.

Thegirlisworkinghardtofinishherhomeworkintimetogotoamovie.

K
Idioms

keep(someoneorsomething)inmind

torememberandthinkaboutsomeoneorsomething

ItoldmyfriendtokeepthetimethatImustleaveforworkinmind.

IfIneedsomeonetohelpfixmycomputer,Iusuallykeepmyfriendinmind.

kindof

somewhat,moreorless,moderately

IwaskindoftiredwhenIarrivedhomelastnight.

L
Idioms

lookfor(something)

totrytofindsomething,tohuntorsearchforsomething

Myfriendhasbeenlookingforhercreditcardallmorningbutshecannotfind
it.

or
lookup(something) look(something)up

tosearchforsomethinginadictionaryorotherbook

Iwilllookupmyfriend'snameinthetelephonebook.

Ilookedthewordupinthedictionary.

M
Idioms

makeadifference

tocauseachangeinasituation,tochangethenatureofsomething

Itdoesnotmakeadifferencewhetherourbosscomestothemeetingornot.

IfIstudyhardthisweekend,itshouldmakeadifferenceinmytestresultsnext
week.

makesense

toseemreasonable

Themanager'snewproposalmakessense.
makesure

tomakecertain,toestablishsomethingwithoutadoubt

Iwanttomakesurethatmyfriendwillmeetmetomorrow.

moreorless

somewhat,tosomeextent

Imoreorlesshavedecidedtostudybusinessnextyear.

N
Idioms

nomatter

regardless

NomatterhowhardthatItry,mymusicteacherisneversatisfied.

notatall

certainlynot,absolutelynot

Iamnotatallhappywithmynewcomputer.

O
Idioms

ofcourse

certainly,definitely,naturally
"Ofcourseyoucanusemycarifyouwantto."

ontheotherhand

however,incontrast,lookingattheoppositesideofamatter

Heisveryintelligentbutontheotherhandheislazyandalwaysgetslow
marksatschool.

ontime

atthescheduledtime,exactlyatthecorrecttime,punctually

Ourtrainarrivedexactlyontime.

onceagain

again,onemoretime,oncemore

Itriedonceagaintophonemybossathishome.

opento(something)

tobeagreeabletolearnorhearaboutnewideasorsuggestions

Mostmembersoftheclasswereopentotheteacher'sideas.

Ourbossisalwaysopentonewideas.

P
Idioms

or
pickup(something) pick(something)up
togetorreceivesomething

Iwillpickupmydrycleaningtomorrow.

Ipickedupacopyofthenewspaperatthestation.

or
pointout(someoneorsomething) point(someoneorsomething)
out

toexplainorcallattentiontosomeoneorsomething

MyteacherwasverykindwhenshepointedoutthemistakesthatIhadmade.

or
putout(something) put(something)out

toproduceormakesomething(aproductorbrochureorreportorCDormovieor
paper)

Thecompanyputsoutanewslettereverymonthfortheemployees.

R
Idioms

regardlessof(something)

withoutconsideringorthinkingaboutsomething,withoutregardtosomething,inspite
ofsomething

Regardlessoftheweather,wearegoingtogofishingtomorrowmorning.

rightaway

immediately
"IforgotmybookathomebutIwillgoandgetitrightaway."

or
ruleout(someoneorsomething) rule(someoneorsomething)
out

todecideagainstoreliminatesomeoneorsomething

Thepoliceruledoutthemanasapossiblebankrobber.

WedecidedtoruleMondayoutasthedaytohaveourmeeting.

runinto(somethingafactortroubleorproblemsordifficulty)

toexperiencesomething,toencountersomething

Themechanicranintotroublewhenhewasfixingmycar.

IranintosomeinterestingfactswhileIwasresearchingmyessay.

S
Idioms

or
setup(something) set(something)up

toestablishsomething,toprovidethemoneyforsomething

Thenewspapercompanyprovidedthemoneytosetupthenewtravel
magazine.

Thecompanysetupauniquesystemtotestthenewproduct.

showup
toappear,toarrive,tobepresent

"Whattimedidyourfriendshowupfortheparty?"

sofar

untilnow

Sofar,noonehasenteredthespeechcontestatthetelevisionstation.

sotospeak

asonemightorcouldsay,thisisonewaytosaysomething

Wehadagoodtimeattherestaurant,sotospeak,althoughtheservicewas
notverygood.

sortof(something)

tobealmostsomething,tobesimilartosomething,tobenotquitesomething

"Didyoufinishcleaningthekitchen?"

"Sortof,butnotreally."

stickwith(something)

tocontinuedoingsomething,tonotquitsomething

Theboyhasbeenabletostickwithhismusiclessonssincehewasachild.

T
Idioms

takeadvantageof(someoneorsomething)

tousesomeoneorsomethingforone'sownbenefit

Wetookadvantageofthebeautifulweatherandwenttothebeach.

takecareof(someoneorsomething)

tolookafterorgiveattentiontosomeoneorsomething

Itisgoodtotakecareofyourhealthoryouwillbecomesick.

or
takeout(something) take(something)out

toremovesomethingfromsomewhere

Theteachertoldustotakeoutourbooks.

Itookoutsomeonionsfromtherefridgerator.

or
takeover(something) take(something)over

totakecontrolofsomething,totakecommandofsomething

Thelargecompanywantstotakeoverthesmallcompanyinourtown.

takeplace

tohappen,tooccur

Thesoccergametookplaceonthecoldestdayoftheyear.

totheextentthat

tothedegreethat,insofaras
Iplantoprovideinformationaboutthenewcompanypolicy,totheextent
thatIamfamiliarwithit.

or
turnin(something) turn(something)in

togivesomethingtosomeone,tohandsomethingtosomeone

IarrivedatschoolearlysothatIcouldturninmyessay.

turnout

tobefoundorknown,toprovetobetrue

Itturnedoutthatmorepeoplecametothemeetingthanwehadexpected.

U
Idioms

upto

until,asfarasacertainpoint,approachingacertainpoint

Uptolastweek,Ihadneverbeeninsideabowlingalley.

Therewereprobablyuptothirtypeopleatthemeeting.

upto(someone)todecide(something)ordo(something)

toberesponsibletochooseordecidesomething

Itisuptothecompanypresidenttodecidewhenthemeetingwillstart.

usedto(something)
accustomedtosomething

Myfriendisnotusedtolivinginsuchabigcity.

W
Idioms

withrespectto(something)

referringtosomething,concerningsomething

Idonotknowwhatthecompanywilldowithrespecttotheoldcomputer
system.

workout

toendsuccessfully

Ihopethateverythingwillworkoutformyfriendwhenshemovesnextmonth.