List of Idioms to Prepare for IELTS

Here you will find the ultimate list of idioms for IELTS which will develop the candidates for writing the essay, or understanding the reading passage or speak in a proficient manner.

• IELTS idiom at all costs: When you need something in a desperate manner, you try every way to obtain it without caring about the effort or cost involved.
• IELTS idiom bare your heart: Baring your heart means revealing or more of your most secret words to them.
• IELTS idiom buckle down: When you handle a task with motivation and demeanour
• IELTS idiom cut class: this means not attending school without excuse
• IELTS idiom cut from the same clot: Sharing numerous similarities or are very similar
• IELTS idiom get your head around: To understand or accept a particular thing
• IELTS idiom go the extra mile: Put that extra effort to achieve the target
• IELTS idiom hard nut to crack: This has two meanings suited for two different situations: i) a problem that is hard to be resolved, ii) a person who is hard to be understood
• IELTS idiom leave no stone unturned: Try every way to achieve the target
• IELTS idiom of the day blow somebody away: To surprise someone
• IELTS idiom of the day break the ice: To ease the uneasiness between/among people who haven’t met before
• IELTS idiom of the day once in a blue moon: Very rare
• IELTS idiom pie in the sky: An impossible dream or idea
• IELTS idiom pound the pavement: On the lookout for a job
• IELTS idiom put your feet up: Relax by sitting and raising your feet up
• IELTS idiom put yourself together: To keep calm and behave in a normal manner
• IELTS idiom running on fumes: To put your body and soul into it.
• IELTS idiom safe and sound: To not be harmed at all
• IELTS idiom spoon feed someone: To provide the person so much information that they will not be required to work their part at all
• IELTS idiom under the weather: Feeling little sick
• IELTS idiom until the cows come home: For A very long time
• IELTS idioms of the day play it by ear: Play without the sheets
• IELTS raise your game idiom of the day: Work extra hard to achieve the goal

This list of idioms for IELTS exam will prepare the candidates for all the 4 sections of the IELTS syllabus. Idioms play an important role in IELTS and thoroughly remembering these by daily reading will prove helpful.