Jewel In The Crown # Idioms For IELTS
You can always be the jewel in the crown, just remember, the higher you want to climb, the harder work you need to do.
- WITHOUT FAIL
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SENTENCE-: The sun is going to rise without fail.
MEANING-: something that can be easily predicted - KEEP SOMEONE IN THE DARK
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SENTENCE-: I never thought, you will keep in dark about this matter.
MEANING-: to keep someone in a state of ignorance about something - BE UNDER THE ILLUSION
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SENTENCE-: She has been under the illusion that he is going to come back.
MEANING-: wrongly believe something - THE JEWEL IN CROWN
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SENTENCE-: She has been the jewel in the crown of our project.
MEANING-: the most attractive part of something - KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
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SENTENCE-: It is quite difficult to kill two birds with one stone.
MEANING-: to achieve two aims at once - ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
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SENTENCE-: You really understand life on the wrong side of the tracks.
MEANING-: the poor or less prestigious part of town - FIT THE BILL
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SENTENCE-: I fit the bill of being an entrepreneur.
MEANING-: to be suitable for a particular position - THE END OF THE ROAD
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SENTENCE-: The day I will reach the end of the road, I will take the leap of faith and jump.
MEANING-: the point after which survival is not possible - TEAR YOUR HAIR OUT
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SENTENCE-: We will get the contract any ways, you need not to tear your hair out.
MEANING-: to show extreme desperation - SO HELP ME
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SENTENCE-: I am in real trouble. So, help me.
MEANING-: to emphasize on the fact that you mean what you say - GIVE SOMEONE HELL
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SENTENCE-: Hitler gave hell to millions of Jews.
MEANING-: to reprimand someone severely