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Idioms for IELTS/Advanced learners
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"to stumble over (your) words"
to have trouble saying something / to speak with a lot of pronunciation errors, usually because you're nervous
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"to lose the thread"
"be unable to follow what someone is saying or remember what one is going to say next."
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"to drive (someone) up the wall"
to drive someone crazy / to make someone really irritated or frustrated
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"to go around in circles"
"to talk without achieving anything because the speakers keep coming back to the same point or problem." - any long, pointless discussion
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once in a blue moon
very rarely
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"A bookworm"
Someone who reads a lot
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"To beat about the bush" / "To beat around the bush"
To speak around something / to waste a lot of time speaking before getting to the point (often to avoid an awkward/uncomfortable topic)
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"it's raining cats and dogs"
it's raining really hard
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"A piece of cake" (adjective)
Something that is really easy
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"to kick the bucket"
to die / to pass away
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"To beat a dead horse"
"to waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible" / "to keep talking about a subject that has already been discussed or decided"
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out of the blue
something that happened unexpectedly and without warning
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"To cut corners"
To take a shortcut (in a negative way) / to save time and/or money at the expense of quality
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"A backseat driver"
Someone who gives unwanted advice without being in control or taking responsibility
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Under the weather
sick; ill
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"to talk at a mile a minute"
to talk really fast
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"to labo(u)r the point" / "to belabo(u)r the point"
to repeat or stress something too much or too often
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"A white lie"
a lie people tell to make someone else feel better; often considered harmless (eg. "you look great, honey")
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