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IDIOMS for IELTS
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A hot potato- People talking about a current topic which cannot be agreed upon.
Sentence-The subject of Brexit is a hot potato.
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Give someone the benefit of the doubt-Believe what the person is or has said, until there is proof.
Sentence- Give him the benefit of the doubt, he may not have been there.
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Let sleeping dogs lie- Leave the situation as it is, do not get involved.
Sentence- Let sleeping dogs lie, you were not there so you cannot comment.
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Steal someone’s thunder- Take the credit for a situation that someone else deserves
Sentence- He stole his colleague’s thunder about doing an excellent job.
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Best of both words- A person has all the advantages of a given situation.
Sentence- They have the best of both words as they spend half the year in England. And the rest of the year in Switzerland.
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Don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched- Do not plan something as the event may not occur.
Sentence- Don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched as the deal may not happen.
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It takes two to tango- Two or more people could be involved in a situation.
Sentence- It takes two to tango, so there are more people involved in the problem in the firm than you think.
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Your guess is as good as mine- A person does not know the answer.
Sentence- Your guess is as good as mine as to where they both went last night.
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See eye to eye- To agree with someone else on a subject.
Sentence- We see eye to eye on how to progress the matter further.
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A picture paints a thousand words- To make a presentation to visually show what you want to do or achieve.
Sentence- The picture painted a thousand words of how he thought the firm should develop.
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Catch someone off guard- To catch someone by surprise.
Sentence- He was caught off guard when they asked him to be the new chairman.
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Hear it on the grapevine- To hear rumours about a person or an event which may or may not have happened.
Sentence- She heard it on the grapevine that he had been promoted.
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Get down to business- To get the meeting started properly.
Sentence- As every member of the team is now here, we can get down to business and start the meeting.
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Back to square one- To go back to the beginning and start again.
Sentence- The project was not good enough. We need to go back to square one and start again.
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Fifty fifty- To divide something equally i.e. to divide in half.
Sentence- Divide the cakes fifty fifty.
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Go the extra mile- To do more than is expected of you
Sentence- He went the extra mile to ensure everything was finished on time.
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On the same page- Two people are in agreement about a situation.
Sentence- We are on the same page as to how to take the situation forward now.
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Don’t rock the boat- Do not cause a problem or make an issue.
Sentence- Don’t rock the boat about the costs of the project.
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Don’t upset the apple cart- Rather like don’t rock the boat, do not make a fuss.
Sentence- Don’t upset the apple cart by making a scene.
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The sky’s the limit- A person can achieve anything they want.
Sentence- The sky’s the limit, work hard and you will progress to the top of the firm.
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Take the bull by the horns- Deal with the problem.
Sentence- Take the bull by the horns, you must sort out the major problems.
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In the black- The business is earning money and making a profit.
Sentence- Finally, the business is in the black as we have had a good year and made more profits than we thought we would make.
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