Tag: Idioms

Only Pebble On The Beach # Idioms For IELTS

When you lead your life, make sure you are the only pebble on the beach. Read more, learn more and score more.

NOT TURN A HAIR
SENTENCE-: Your opinion about me will not turn a hair.
MEANING-: remain unmoved or unaffected
AN ARMY MARCHES ON ITS STOMACH
SENTENCE-: I want my company to have the best food, after all an army marches on its stomach.
MEANING-: soldiers or workers can only fight back or work properly if they have been fed properly.
DIALOGUE OF THE DEAF
SENTENCE-: the India lok Sabha looks like dialogue of the deaf
MEANING-: a conversation in which each party is unresponsive of what other’s have to say
GIVE SOMEONE FURIOUSLY TO THINK
SENTENCE-: The machine he made gave me furiously to think.
MEANING-: give someone a reason to think hard
HEARTH AND HOME
SENTENCE-: I can only find hearth and home in Almora.
MEANING-: home and its comforts
CALL THE SHOTS
SENTENCE-: The world needs people who know how to call the shots.
MEANING-: take an initiative on how something should be done.
SHOW YOUR HANDS
SENTENCE-: It is over now, you can show your hands.
MEANING-: to disclose your plans
COME UNDER THE HAMMER
SENTENCE-: The house has finally come under the hammer.
MEANING-: to be sold in an auction
STICK TO YOUR GUNS
SENTENCE-: The ones who stick to their guns are the ones who are successful.
MEANING-: refuse to compromise or change
NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH
SENTENCE-: Don’t try to play smart with me, you are not the only pebble on the beach.
MEANING-: not the only person to be considered

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Be A Dab Hand # Idioms For IELTS

Do you think you are a dab hand at English? Dab hand at what? Well, if you know what I mean, good. If not, don’t worry and find out what it means!

BE A DAB HAND AT
SENTENCE-: Kangana is a dab hand at acting.
MEANING-:be an expert at
A FACT OF LIFE
SENTENCE-:You are going to die in the end, and this is a fact of life.
MEANING-: something that cannot be changed and must be accepted
NOT DO THINGS BY HALF
SENTENCE-: If you really want to succeed in life, don’t do things by half.
MEANING-: do things thoroughly or extravagantly
MAKE A VIRGINIA FENCE
SENTENCE-: He walks as if he is making a Virginia fence.
MEANING-: to walk crookedly because you are drunk
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
SENTENCE-: Steve Jobs had what it takes.
MEANING-: have the necessary qualities that are required to be successful.
BEAT THE DRUM FOR
SENTENCE-: He is beating the drum for empowering women.
MEANING-: be in support of something
NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT
SENTENCE-: Get out of your ego, she is not someone to be sneezed at.
MEANING-: worth taking into account before rejecting
OUT OF THE CLOSET
SENTENCE-: It feels so good to be out of the closet.
MEANING-: out in the open
BRING YOUR PIGS TO MARKET
SENTENCE-: You are 22 now, I guess it is time that you bring your pigs to market.
MEANING-: succeed in realizing your potential
GIVE YOUR EYE TEETH FOR
SENTENCE-: You need to give your eye teeth for getting admissions in Harvard University.
MEANING-: go to any extent to achieve something

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Spread Like Wild Fire

If you have the will to achieve, your success story will spread like wild fire! Read more and find out what does it means.

GET A WIGGLE ON
SENTENCE-: Stop being lethargic get a wiggle on or else we will be late.
MEANING-: get moving or hurry
SPREAD LIKE WILD FIRE
SENTENCE-: often gossips spread like wild fire
MEANING-: spread with great speed
A WILD GOOSE CHASE
SENTENCE-: Don’t be foolish, stop this wild goose chase.
MEANING-: search for something unattainable
WHERE THERE IS A WILL , THERE IS A WAY
SENTENCE-: if you have ever decided on a goal, remember, where there is a will, there is a way.
MEANING-: if you have determination, obstacles will pass soon
KEEN AS MUSTARD
SENTENCE-: That girl you seen standing in the hall of fame, she was keen as mustard.
MEANING-: extremely eager or enthusiastic
KEEP OPEN HOUSE
SENTENCE-: mahatma Gandhi always kept an open house
MEANING-: provide general hospitality
YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN/WOMAN DOWN
SENTENCE-: No matter how hard someone tries, remember, you can’t keep a good man/woman down.
MEANING-: a competent person will always fight back after every set back
A DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH
SENTENCE-: Don’t apply the general rules to her, she is a different kettle of fish.
MEANING-: a different matter or type of person from the one previously discussed
A KICK AT THE CAN
SENTENCE-: this is your chance, you can either kick at the can or kick yourself.
MEANING-: an opportunity to achieve something
KICK THE BUCKET
SENTENCE-: life is like either you achieve your goals or kick the bucket.
MEANING-: die
KICK SOMEONE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN
SENTENCE-: if you kick someone when they are down, don’t expect to rise yourself.
MEANING-: cause further misfortune to a person who is already suffering

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Phrases Related To “Walk”

Do you think, you can walk the chalk? By the way have you wondered how is your walk of life? If not, You need to wake up and smell the coffee. Understood a word?? Well, if not, read more and find out the real meaning of these idioms.

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
SENTENCE-: There is a fine line between being optimistic and being blind. You need to wake up and smell the coffee.
MEANING-: Become aware of the realities of a situation, however unpleasant
BE A WAKE UP
SENTENCE-: The crime rates in our country will lower down if the watchmen became wake up,
MEANING-: Be fully alert or aware
WALK ALL OVER
SENTENCE-: You need to be really smart otherwise people will walk all over you.
MEANING-: Defeat easily or take advantage
WALK BEFORE YOU CAN RUN
SENTENCE-: How can you write a book if you don’t even know how to write an essay properly!! Remember you need to walk before your run.
MEANING-: Grasp the basic skills before attempting something more difficult.
WALK THE CHALK
SENTENCE-: You don’t become sober by saying, you need to walk the chalk.
MEANING-: have your sobriety tested
WALK SOMEONE OFF THEIR FEET
SENTENCE-: Often boxers win the fight by first walking their opponents off their feet and then beating them with correct moves.
MEANING-: To exhaust a person by walking
WALK OF LIFE
SENTENCE-: The harder you work, the better is your walk of life.
MEANING-: The position within the society that a person holds or the group he/she belongs because of the job or the work they do.
WALK ON EGGS
SENTENCE-: The Prime Minister is always walking on eggs.
MEANING-: To be extremely cautious about your actions or words.
WALK SPANISH
SENTENCE-: Walking is such a good habit that even if you walk Spanish, I would consider it good
MEANING-: Made to walk under compulsion.
WALK YOUR TALK
SENTENCE-: A country will grow only if the government walks the talk.
MEANING-: Your actions suit your words.

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