Idioms

Idioms used in IELTS can help to increase your score in the test. However, there are important things you should know about them.

If you are not using them properly or trying to use them for the sake of it, it could actually make your speaking sound worse.

On this page we’ll look at what you should know, some examples and how and when they can be used in IELTS.

What are idioms?

They are phrases, words or expressions that do not have the same meaning as the actual words used in the phrase.

In other words, their meaning cannot be taken literally.

For example, we can say:

"I’m over the moon that I got a band 7.5 in IELTS".

Obviously you can’t take the words ‘over the moon’ literally. It does not mean the person is standing over the moon!

The phrase is used when someone wants to express that they areincredibly happy about something that has happened.

They are also expressions that are grammatically unusual. For example:

"So far, so good".

This means that up until this point in time, things are going well.

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