Saved By The Bell # Idioms For IELTS

If you work hard, often you will be saved by the bell. So go on and work for your dreams.

GAME OVER
Sentence-: The moment I thought the game is over, I won.
Meaning-: this is said when a situation is out of hand or hopeless
SAVED BY THE BELL
Sentence-: He had planned everything against me, but I was saved by the bell.
Meaning-: get protected from a danger by some unexpected intervention
FLY OFF THE HANDLE
Sentence-: Beware of him, he flies off the handle.
Meaning-: to lose your temper unexpectedly
THE PENNY DROPS
Sentence-: Oh finally, the penny drops!
Meaning-: someone finally understands something
SURE AS EGGS IS EGGS
Sentence-: He is a criminal and I am sure as eggs is eggs.
Meaning-: without any doubt
THE COLD SHOULDER
Sentence-: He said he will help me, but when the time arrived he gave me a cold shoulder
Meaning-: to show intentional unfriendliness
LAUGH UP YOUR SLEEVES
Sentence-: He will never show you that he admires you, he’ll just laugh up his sleeves.
Meaning-: to be secretly amused
REST ON YOUR LAURELS
Sentence-: The day you rest on your laurels, your laurels will end.
Meaning-: to be satisfied with what you have achieved in life and make no further attempts.
NOT KNOW WHERE TO PUT YOURSELF
Sentence-: She didn’t knew where to put herself in most of the situations.
Meaning-: be deeply embarrassed
A WORD TO THE WISE
Sentence-: You need not to explain everything to her, just give a word to the wise.
Meaning-: hint or a brief description given

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