{"id":6659,"date":"2022-09-03T12:57:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T12:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you look at the public band descriptors for IELTS speaking you will see that you need to demonstrate the following to achieve a grade 7 under the vocabulary section.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>The top t"},"modified":"2022-09-03T12:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T12:57:46","slug":"10-idioms-for-ielts-speaking-that-will-boost-your-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/10-idioms-for-ielts-speaking-that-will-boost-your-score\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Idioms for IELTS speaking that will boost your score"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-269605130\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you look at the public band descriptors for IELTS speaking you will see that you need to demonstrate the following to achieve a grade 7 under the vocabulary section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The top ten idioms for IELTS speaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>1. TO HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> To have a very fun and exciting time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> Tell me about your hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: Well, I\u2019m from London which is a world-renowned city for its history and culture. They say he who is bored of London is bored of life! There is so much to do here that you are guaranteed to have a whale of time if you visit.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>2. TO BE ON CLOUD NINE<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> very happy and joyful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> Do you like your job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: I must say that I adore my job and all the people that work there. It is a pleasure to go to work there each morning. I feel content with my life at the moment and I am on cloud nine.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>3. TO BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> feeling amazing, wonderful, ecstatic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> is art popular in your country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: Yes, I would say that art is highly popular in my nation. Art has the power to unite us and express feelings that we cannot with words alone. When I look at my absolute favourite piece of art, \u201cstarry night\u201d by Vincent Van Gogh I feel inspired and on top of the world. It shows me true beauty and that I believe is why art is so popular.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>4. TO BE OVER THE MOON<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> extremely pleased and happy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> What did you do on your last birthday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: On my last birthday I went to Paris with my girlfriend. It was an incredible city and the food was to die for! The trip was actually a surprise and when my girlfriend told me I was over the moon.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>5. TO BE LIKE A DOG WITH TWO TAILS<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Dogs express happiness through wagging their tails. Therefore, a dog with two tails must be very happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> Who is your best friend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: My best friend is called Matthew. We have known each other since we were children. Every time I see him, I\u2019m like a dog with two tails.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>6. IT MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> to make you very angry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> Do you get on with your family?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: I get on reasonably well with most of my family. But my sister is an awful person. She is very selfish and arrogant. Just hearing her voice makes my blood boil.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>7. IT DRIVES ME UP THE WALL<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> it annoys you a lot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> What is your favourite food<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: I would have to say that my favourite food is mashed potatoes. However, it drives me up the wall when people don\u2019t mash them properly and the potatoes have disgusting lumps.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>8. I HIT THE CEILING<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> To get very angry and upset<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> Did you have a hobby as a child?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: As a child my hobby was always cycling. I used to ride my bike everywhere I could. One day though, my sister borrowed my bike and crashed it. I hit the ceiling but luckily the damage was not too bad.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>9. HE\/IT WINDS ME UP<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> someone or something really annoys you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> Tell me about your first day in work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: My first day in work was terrible! My boss wound me up as he kept shouting at me.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>10. TO GET ON YOUR NERVES<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> someone annoys you a lot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example IELTS question:<\/strong> How could your neighbourhood be improved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: It gets on my nerves that we have no recycling here. 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