idioms

For ielts speaking

4 idioms

Idioms Meaning Sample questions

Give someone the green light To give permission I was given the green light to start
this new business by my boss.

A white lie To tell a lie that is not very I don’t think you should get in
serious trouble by telling a white lie.
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Green with envy To be jealous/envious She was green with envy when
she saw my car.

Day and night Continually working without I was studying day and night for
stopping my IELTS test.
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Bite my tongue Want to say something but I have to bite my tongue in front
stopping oneself of the manager about the
deadline of the task given.

Every cloud has a silver lining Believing that every bad Don’t be upset over your broken
situation has a positive side that engagement. Every cloud has a
will eventually result in silver lining.
something good
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Find my feet To become comfortable in what It was difficult when I moved to

you are doing another country but I eventually
found my feet.

Get up on the wrong side of the To refer to someone who is I think he got up on the wrong
bed. having a bad day side of the bed this morning.
He is in a terrible mood.
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Keep an eye on him Watch someone or something carefully The student at the last bench seems to
cheat in the exam. Keep an eye on him.

Under the weather Unwell - She could not attempt the exam as
she was under the weather.
- I am feeling a little bit under the
weather today.
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Keep an eye on him Watch someone or something carefully The student at the last bench seems to
cheat in the exam. Keep an eye on him.

Under the weather Unwell - She could not attempt the exam as
she was under the weather.
- I am feeling a little bit under the
weather today.
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Kill two birds with one stone accomplish two different things “Why not go to the post office on
at the same time your way to the mall and kill two
birds with one stone?”

Piece of cake Easy or simple “Ha, that assignment was really

a piece of cake!”
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Ring a bell Somebody has mentioned
something familiar
Third person singular- s/es
Born with a silver spoon in one’s Someone who comes from a
mouth wealthy and successful family
Sample sentence
- “You’ve met my friend Amy
Adams, right?”
- “Hmmm, I’m not sure, but that
name rings a bell. Was she
the one who went to Paris last
year?”
- “John was born with a silver
spoon in his mouth. His
parents bought him
everything he wanted and
sent him to the best private
schools.”
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Fair and square Being direct or honest To tell you fair and square, I did
everything that I was meant to do, but
I still feel unfulfilled.

In for a penny, in for a pound That someone is intentionally investing When Athlead was booming, Jim was
his time or money for a particular in for a penny and in for a pound,
project or task. that’s how much dedicated he was.
Pitch in.
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Like a kid in a candy store Very excited about something When I arrived in the city I was like a
kid in a candy store, there was so much
to see and do.

To follow in someone's footsteps To achieve the same things that I followed in my mother's footsteps and
someone else did became a teacher.