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