USE of IDIOMS And PHRASes can help you score good Band in IELTS Speaking..

List of IDIOMS AND PHRASES

  1. At one’s wit’s end – [Perplexed] – Sohan was his wit’s end to find that his
    younger brother has taken poison.
  2. At one’s fingertips – [Complete Knowledge] – All the equations of Maths
    are at his fingertips.
  3. Apple-pie-order – [In Perfect order] – All the paintings in doll museum are
    arranged in apple-pie-order.
  4. At odds – [In dispute] – The members of the group were at odds over the
    selection procedure.
  5. An apple of discord – [Cause of quarrel] – Ancestral property is an apple
    of discord between two sisters.
  6. At the bottom of – [To be mainly responsible for] – It was found later that
    Shanu was at the bottom of the whole trouble.
  7. At sixes and sevens – [In disorder] – There was a robbery in our
    neighborhood last night and when I entered the house to inquire,
    everything was at sixes and sevens.
  8. At a Stone’s throw – [Very Close] – My friends house is at a stone’s throw
    from mine.
  9. By hook or by crook – [by one means or another] – He is determined to
    obtain first division in his class by hook or by crook.
  10. Bad Blood – [Bitter relationships] – The riots have created bad blood
    between two communities in India.
    11.Beat about the bush – [To talk in a round about manner] – We should
    always come to the point and should not beat about the bush.
    12.Beat the air – [To make useless efforts] – Some speakers merely beat the
    air in speech while preaching.
    13.Break the ice – [To speak first after prolonged silence] – In the meeting,
    Rajesh broke the ice and suggested a plan to solve the problem.
    14.Bird’s eye view – [Concise view] – I recommend that you go up to the top
    floor So you can get a bird’s-eye-view of the city.
    15.Bated breath – [In anxiety, expectancy] – The fate of the match hung in
    balance and everybody waited for the result with bated breath.
    16.Blue Stocking – [Educated but pedantic lady] – Nobody likes to mix with
    her because she is a blue stocking.
    17.Brown Study – [Reverie, day-dream] – She didn’t reply to my questions
    because she was in brown study.
    18.Bank on – [Depend on, count on] – The rich always bank on money to get
    things done.
    19.Blaze the trail – [To start a movement] – Surinder Nath Bannerjee blazed
    the trail of Indian National Movement.
    20.Bull in a china shop – [One who causes damage] – You need not act like a
    bull in a china shop. There are better ways to resolve this.
    21.Broken reed – [Support that failed] – When he needed help, his friend
    proved a broken reed.
    22.By fits and starts – [Irregularly] – If we study fits and starts we can never
    be successful in our exams.

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