sora, 814 PM (Common Idioms: Useful words for speaking exams Home >Vocabulary >Idioms >Common Idioms ‘search IELTS buddy ‘te search by retina vances Ca) Common Idioms Learning common idioms first is the best way to begin building up your knowledge of these types of words and expressions. This page has been divided up into 5 tables of 10 words, so you have 50 of the most common phrases, and you can learn them asa set at a time. tps ww iesoudy comlcommon-iioms him! anssora, 814 PM (Common Idioms: Useful words for speaking exams ad ok are FANTASTICNL + academe language, athe truth! «from laly lules: g g wpe Soon some exercises will be added so you can practice + Listening each set of words, so keep an eye on this page. Other Resources: « All Lessons + Quizzes + Videos Make sure that you have checked that you know exactly what idioms are and when to use them before you start practicing them. 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IEverything she doesis very [Excessive View these 10 idioms in use and practice them Set 4 htpssww esouddy comleommon-iioms him! 716iz, 014 PM Common Ions: Use words for speaking exams (Common Idioms [Definitions \Let’s keep studying for IELTS.|Continuously doing [Practice makes perfect. |something to improve Don't get upset about what he| aid. He’s just pulling your leg. joking around ‘orry but I think I'll take a jain check on that. [To decline an offer that ‘ou will take up later IAs a rule of thumb, I don’t tudy at weekends. I spend he time with my family. [Principal that is strictly ladhered /kept to can smell a rat. He said he ITo sense that something| at are you going to do? has a PhD but he can’teven is not right remember which university Ihe studied at. {She's the spitting image of _ |To look exactly like er mother. |someone else |The ball's in your court now. |Telling someone it's now their turn to make la decision infortunately I think he’ll be |For a very long time tps ietsoudy comlcommon-iioms him! tudying for IELTS until the \cows come home. His lEnglish is very poor. it was all tongue-in-cheek. _|Something said in He didn't really mean what humour rather thansora, 8:14 PM ‘Common laioms: Useful words for speaking exams ¢ going to work. Ihe said. |seriously pee feeling under the Unwell ather today so she won't Set 5 Go to idioms exercises for Set 4 words {Common Idioms Definitions fe've had some big jdisagreements over the years, bridge now. We get on fine. Things from the past that are not important ibut it’s all water underthe = janymore You are what you eat so it’s [Ifyou eat bad food, etter to have a healthy diet. |you'll be unhealthy, if ou eat good food, oul be healthy You can’t judge a book byits |The belief that outside \cover. I need to get to know appearances do not lhim before I decide what he_|reveal what someone or| is like. lsomething is really like 're really working against {the clock now. We must Ihurry. ito do something jot having enough time joney, so we should move on| pnd do something else. tps esoudy comleommon-iioms him! rhy are we bothering? We're |4ttempting to continue flogging adead horse. Our _|with something that is online business is making no |finished /oversora, 8:14 PM ‘Common laioms: Useful words for speaking exams bent over backwards to help lhim. I hope he appreciates it. \Doing all you can to lhelp someone \So you have the IELTS test oday?? Break a leg. Good luck Ok, I'm playing devil's ladvocate here, but if marijuana is legalized, isn't it ore likely young people will smoke it? To put forward a side in lan argument that may jot be your own in jorder to show the lcounter-argument / lensure all sides are discussed [Hold your horses! We haven't on anything yet. \cetting ahead of Telling someone who is themselves to wait / be [patient he is driving me up the wall. she won't stop talking. Annoying or irritating lsomebody Go to idiom practice exercises for Set 5 words Now that you know some common idioms you can start to practice with them. Some practice exercises for the words in the sets above will be added to the site soon. Home >Vocabulary >Idioms >Common Idioms tps ww iesoudy comlcommon-iioms him! 101s119/22, 8:14 PM ‘Common Idioms: Useful words for speaking exams Study the 1B Diploma Programm fully online with King’s InterHigh Book a call now Band 7+ eBooks "I think these eBooks are FANTASTIC!!! 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