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Blast From The Past # Idioms For IELTS

Have you ever had any blast from the past?? Go an read more to find out the blast I am talking about.

TAKE YOUR LUMPS: SENTENCE-: If you do something wrong, you need to take your lumsps.
MEANING-: to suffer punishment
SMELL BLOOD: SENTENCE-: In a fight if you can smell the blood, you can win it as well.
MEANING-: to recognize your opponent’s weakness
A STRAIGHT FIGHT: SENTENCE-: Let’s see who is going to win the straight fight of 24/4/2033.
MEANING-: a contest between two opponents, especially in elections
ALL WET: SENTENCE-: You cannot save him from death, he has been found all wet.
MEANING-: something that is completely wrong
GROW ON TREES: SENTENCE-: Money doesn’t grow on trees.
MEANING-: be in large amounts and can be easily obtained
NIP SOMETHING IN THE BUD: SENTENCE-: We must strive to nip terrorism in the bud.
MEANING-: destroy something in the early stages
QUICK ON THE DRAW: SENTENCE-: He is quick on the draw, so think before you speak to him.
MEANING-: very fast in reacting
SECOND CHILDHOOD: SENTENCE-: Don’t behave badly towards older generation, they are often in their second childhood.
MEANING-: a childish behavior that is often seen in the old people.
BE TWICE THE MAN(WOMAN) THAN SOMEONE IS: SENTENCE-: If you really want to win the battle, be twice the man than your opponent is.
MEANING-: be stronger than someone else
A BLAST FROM THE PAST: SENTENCE-: Meeting him after 5 years was like a blast from the past.
MEANING-: something very strongly nostalgic

If you ever want to be successful in life, you need to be all ears to your heart.

NEXT TO NOTHING: SENTENCE-: the house cost me next to nothing.
MEANING-: to cost nothing or very little
MISS THE BOAT: SENTENCE-: Don’t hide from work hard, you never know when you will miss the boat.
MEANING-: miss an opportunity
LOOK DOWN ON: SENTENCE-: don’t look down on people, you never know what you missed in them.
MEANING-: to assume something to be not worthy enough
HEAD OUT FOR: SENTENCE-: I will be heading out for Australia next year.
MEANING-: to start a long trip
HAVE A HEART CHANGE: SENTENCE-: It is not wrong to have a heart change if your intentions are good.
MEANING-: to change a previous decision
MAKE ENDS MEET: SENTENCE-: For some just to be able to make ends meet is a great success.
MEANING-: to have enough money to be able to buy all what you need
HARD HEADED: SENTENCE-: Gandhi was a hard headed man.
MEANING-: stubborn or unwilling to change their own ideas
DRIVE SOMEONE UP A WALL: SENTENCE-: Don’t try to drive me up a wall, you are not ready for the consequences.
MEANING-: to make someone very angry
BE ALL EARS: SENTENCE-: Tell me your story, I am all ears.
MEANING-: to be eager and ready to listen.
COST AN ARM AND LEG: SENTENCE-: Buying that bungalow will cost me an arm and leg.
MEANING-: to be very expensive

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

Be an eager beaver and fancy your chances, trust me success will always be yours.

AN EAGER BEAVER: Sentence-: You need to be an eager beaver to be successful in life.
Meaning-: someone who is enthusiastic about his/her work
EASY AS PIE: Sentence-: If you are ready to work hard, getting a band 9 in IELTS is easy as pie.
Meaning-: something that is very easy
IN YOUR ELEMENT: Sentence-: You can easily work in your element, the point is how well you work when you are out of it.
Meaning-: in an environment where you are confident
ALL ENDS UP: Sentence-: You must do your work all ends up or else not even touch it.
Meaning-: completely
PLUS-MINUS: Sentence-: The net revenue of my company is $500000000 plus-minus.
Meaning-: more or less
CROWD THE MOURNERS: Sentence-: If you crowd the mourners, chances are they may leave you.
Meaning-: put unnecessary pressure on someone
EYEBALL TO EYEBALL: Sentence-: The five years fight has finally come to an eyeball to eyeball.
Meaning-: face to face, often in an aggressive manner
DO A FADE: Sentence-: The moment thief so the police men he did a fade.
Meaning-: run away
WITH THE FAIRIES: Sentence-: That boy who think he will get a band 9 with no effort is with the fairies.
Meaning-: in a distracted or dreamy world.
FANCY YOUR CHANCES: Sentence-: Sometimes it is good to fancy your chances.
Meaning-: to believe that you will be successful

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