1. on the dot \u2013 happens at a particular time, precise time, exactly time. <\/strong><\/p>\n — The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the dot, so don\u2018t be late!<\/p>\n 2. and then some \u2013 and even more; and more than has been mentioned.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— It looked like 20,000 people and then some were crowded into the stadium. Investors in the business got their money back and then some.<\/p>\n 3. Find my feet \u2013 to become comfortable doing something. <\/strong><\/p>\n — Moving to a new city was difficult at first, but I soon found my feet.<\/p>\n 4. read my\/your\/his mind \u2013 W \u2013 refers to the idea that thoughts are known by another. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— I was surprised he knew what I was planning like he could read my mind.<\/p>\n 5. before long \u2013 a rather short amount of time. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— I will be gone before long, but I hope you learn a lot<\/p>\n 6. Cost an arm and a leg \u2013 really expensive. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— This dress is really nice, but it cost me an arm and a leg.<\/p>\n 7. Set in their ways \u2013 not wanting to change<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0—\u00a0 My parents are quite traditional and set in their ways<\/p>\n 8. (the) bottom line \u2013 most important number or information. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0—\u00a0 My bottom line to do this job is freedom from meddling!<\/p>\n \u00a0—\u00a0 Don\u2018t give me the details of what the client said about the bid, just tell me his bottom line.<\/p>\n 9. burn the midnight oil \u2013 stay up late, esp work late <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— We\u2018re gonna have to burn the midnight oil to get this job done by tomorrow.<\/p>\n 10. call it a day \u2013 end the job (or task) for the day, (or night) <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— Well, it was nice chatting with you, but it\u2018s time for me to call it a day.<\/p>\n 11. change one\u2019s mind \u2013 to change a decision or opinion. <\/strong><\/p>\n — Nothing you have told me motivates me to change my mind.<\/p>\n 12. Over the moon \u2013 to be extremely pleased or happy. <\/strong><\/p>\n — I was over the moon when I passed my speaking test.<\/p>\n 13. (Right) off the top of my head \u2013 saying something without giving it too much thought or without precise knowledge. <\/strong><\/p>\n — You are familiar enough with the data. Give us the information off the top of your head.<\/p>\n 14. catch your\/my\/his eye \u2013 something or someone that has a visual attraction for you, can be a written description as well. Really is often used to introduce this idiom. <\/strong><\/p>\n — That pretty girl really caught my eye. Do any of these watches catch your eye? The price on that advertised special really caught my eye.<\/p>\n 15. down in the dumps \u2013 unhappy, sad, <\/strong><\/p>\n — She\u2018s a bit down in the dumps because she failed one of her exams.<\/p>\n 16. (on the) cutting edge \u2013 the most modern, up-to-date process or product\/equipment <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— His teaching process is on the cutting edge. This new computer is cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\n 17. Put all your eggs in one basket \u2013 put all your money or effort into one thing. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— Don\u2018t put all your eggs in one basket. You should apply to lots of different universities<\/p>\n 18. chill out<\/strong> \u2013 relax, calm down\u00a0 \u00a0— Despite terrorism, Obama still kept calm, and told his staff to chill out, and got back to work.<\/p>\n 19. Miss the boat \u2013 miss an opportunity. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— I sent my application in late and I think I missed the boat.<\/p>\n 20. (to be) fed up with \u2013 tired of, disgusted with <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0— Be careful, I think the boss is fed up with us today<\/p>\n Not in IELTS Writing task 1,\u00a0 but you must use in IELTS Writing task 2. If you use it at proper place you can expect 0.5 band more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Yes you can and you must use Idioms in IELTS Speaking test part 2 & 3.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 20 IELTS Idioms 1. on the dot \u2013 happens at a particular time, precise time, exactly time. — The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the dot, so don\u2018t be late! 2. and then some \u2013 and even more; Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[584,587,583,592,582,596,589,581,585,588,591,593,590,580,595,594,597,586],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2308,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300\/revisions\/2308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Can we use idioms in ielts writing?<\/h3>\n
Can we use idioms in ielts speaking?<\/h3>\n