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