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    Common Idioms List

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    This document provides definitions for common English idioms organized into sets. The first set contains 15 idioms with their definitions, including idioms meaning very expensive, extremely pleased, doing something too early, happening very rarely, a very small part of something, it's better to actually do something rather than just talk, meeting someone unexpectedly, needing to start over again, having two bad choices, wanting to say something but stopping yourself, believing every bad situation leads to something good, becoming comfortable in what you are doing, doing more than required, watching someone carefully, avoiding a conflict, and not revealing outside appearances.

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    This document provides definitions for common English idioms organized into sets. The first set contains 15 idioms with their definitions, including idioms meaning very expensive, extremely pleased, doing something too early, happening very rarely, a very small part of something, it's better to actually do something rather than just talk, meeting someone unexpectedly, needing to start over again, having two bad choices, wanting to say something but stopping yourself, believing every bad situation leads to something good, becoming comfortable in what you are doing, doing more than required, watching someone carefully, avoiding a conflict, and not revealing outside appearances.

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    This document provides definitions for common English idioms organized into sets. The first set contains 15 idioms with their definitions, including idioms meaning very expensive, extremely pleased, doing something too early, happening very rarely, a very small part of something, it's better to actually do something rather than just talk, meeting someone unexpectedly, needing to start over again, having two bad choices, wanting to say something but stopping yourself, believing every bad situation leads to something good, becoming comfortable in what you are doing, doing more than required, watching someone carefully, avoiding a conflict, and not revealing outside appearances.

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    This document provides definitions for common English idioms organized into sets. The first set contains 15 idioms with their definitions, including idioms meaning very expensive, extremely pleased, doing something too early, happening very rarely, a very small part of something, it's better to actually do something rather than just talk, meeting someone unexpectedly, needing to start over again, having two bad choices, wanting to say something but stopping yourself, believing every bad situation leads to something good, becoming comfortable in what you are doing, doing more than required, watching someone carefully, avoiding a conflict, and not revealing outside appearances.

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    Common Idioms List

    Set 1
    Common Idioms Definitions

    It cost me an arm and a leg to take my trip to Very expensive


    Australia.

    I was over the moon when he asked me to Extremely pleased or happy


    marry him.

    You are taking your IELTS test next week?? Doing or starting something too
    Aren’t you jumping the gun. You’ve only just early
    started studying.

    He comes round to see me once in a blue Happening very rarely


    moon.

    The money sent by comic relief to help poverty A very small part of something
    in Africa is just a drop in the ocean. They need much bigger
    far more than this.

    We have to actually do something about global It’s better to actually do something


    warming. Actions speak louder than words. rather than just talking about it

    I bumped into Jenny in town the other day. It's a Meeting someone you would not
    small world. have expected to

    Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the When an attempt to do something
    drawing board! fails and it's time to start all over
    again using different methods

    I hate my job so much I can’t bare going to Having two very bad choices.
    work, but if I quit I don’t think I can get another
    job. I’m really stuck / caught between a rock (note: stuck/caught can be omitted)
    and a hard place.
    I have to bite my tongue so I don’t say what I Wanting to say something but
    really think of him! stopping yourself.

    Try not to worry about it. Every cloud has a Believing that every bad situation
    silver lining. has a positive side / eventually
    leads to something good

    It was difficult when I moved to another country To become comfortable in what you
    but I eventuallyfound my feet. are doing

    My mother will always go the extra mile to help Doing much more than is required
    people. when doing something

    Keep an eye on him. I think he may cheat in Watch someone or something


    the exam. carefully

    I don’t want to argue with him again. It’s better Avoid a conflict
    to let sleeping dogs lie.

    Don’t tell her what you really think of her if she’s Hurt or upset someone who is
    helping you with your English! Don’t bite the helping you
    hand that feeds you.

    I’m not sure which party he is going to vote for. Not making a firm decision between
    He’s sitting on the fence. different choices

    Let’s keep studying for IELTS. Practice makes Continuously doing something to
    perfect. improve

    I can smell a rat. He said he has a PhD but he To sense that something is not right
    can’t even remember which university he
    studied at.

    Unfortunately I think he’ll be studying for For a very long time


    IELTS until the cows come home. His English
    is very poor.

    She’s feeling under the weathertoday so she Unwell


    won’t be going to work.
    You can’t judge a book by its cover. I need to get The belief that outside
    to know him before I decide what he is like. appearances do not reveal what
    someone or something is really
    like

    We're really working against the clock now. We Not having enough time to do
    must hurry. something

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