Relacionar Columnas IELTS Idioms set 1Versión en línea IELTS Idioms set 1 por Ann Kill 1 I bumped into Jenny in town the other day. IT'S A SMALL WORLD. 2 You are taking your IELTS test next week?? Aren’t you JUMPING THE GUN. You’ve only just started studying. 3 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. 4 It COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG to take my trip to Australia. 5 My parents are very FIXED IN THEIR WAYS. They won’t start using the internet. 6 I was OVER THE MOON when he asked me to marry him. 7 Try not to worry about it. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING. 8 We have to actually do something about global warming. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. 9 Are you putting all of your savings into that company? DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. 10 He comes round to see me ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. 11 The money sent by comic relief to help poverty in Africa is just A DROP IN THE OCEAN. They need far more than this. 12 I have to BITE MY TONGUE so I don’t say what I really think of him! 13 It was difficult when I moved to another country but I eventually FOUND MY FEET. 14 I think he GOT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED this morning. He is in a terrible mood. 15 My mother will always GO THE EXTRA MILE to help people. Not wanting to change from the normal ways of doing things Something positive that isn’t recognized until later. Doing or starting something too early. Very expensive Happening very rarely It’s better to actually do something rather than just talking about it Putting all of ones resources into one possibility Believing that every bad situation has a positive side / eventually leads to something good Extremely pleased or happy To refer to someone who is having a bad day To become comfortable in what you are doing A very small part of something much bigger Meeting someone you would not have expected to Doing much more than is required when doing something Wanting to say something but stopping yourself.