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List of useful idioms for IELTS with meaning

  List of useful idioms for IELTS with meaning 1. A Penny for Your Thoughts   –  ask   someone   who  is  being   very   quiet  about, what is on their mind. ==>  For several minutes they sat silently, then finally she looked at him and said, “A penny for your thoughts, Walter.”     2. Against the clock  – do something as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time. ==> With her term paper due on Monday, she was racing against the clock to finish it   3. Lend an ear  – to listen carefully and in a friendly way to someone ==> If you have any problems, go to Claire. She’ll always lend a sympathetic ear.   4. on cloud nine  – very happy; deliriously happy ==>She   just   bought   her   first   new   car   and   she’s  on  cloud   nine.   5. bushed  – tired. ==>I am totally bushed after staying up so late .   6.  hard feelings   –  the emotion of being upset or offended. ==>I am sorry I have to fire you. No hard feelings, oka
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