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