10 اصطلاح مفید: Band 8.0+ for IELTS Speaking

1. Kill two birds with one stone
   This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.
   ==>I killed two birds with one stone and saw some old friends while I was in Leeds visiting my parents.
2. Last straw
   The final problem in a series of problems.
   ==>This is the last straw. I’m calling the police.
3. Let sleeping dogs lie
   to not talk about things which have caused problems in the past, or to not try to change a situation because you might cause problems
   ==>Jane knew she should report the accident but decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
4. Let the cat out of the bag
   To reveal a secret or a surprise, often without an intention to do so
   ==>It’s a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the bag.
5. Not playing with a full deck
   Someone who lacks intelligence.
   Jim’s a nice guy, but with some of the foolish things he does, I wonder if he’s not playing with a full deck.
6. Far cry from
   Very different from
   ==>What you did was a far cry from what you said you were going to do.
7. Give the benefit of the doubt
   to decide you will believe someone or something
   ==>I didn’t know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
8. Pull the wool over someone’s eyes
   Deceive someone into thinking well of them.
   ==> You can’t pull the wool over my eyes. I know what’s going on.
9. See eye to eye
   This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
   ==>My father and I see eye to eye on most things.
10. Whole nine yards
    Everything, the entire amount, as far as possible
    ==>When I was little, my family always had lots of pets – dogs, cats,hamsters, fish, rabbits – the whole nine yards.

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