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