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