Idiom 1
He comes round to see me once in a blue moon
Very rarely
It cost me an arm and a leg to take my trip to Malaysia
Very expensive
I was over the moon when I passed my driving test
Very pleased
You are taking your IELTS test next week? Aren't you jumping the gun? You've only just started studying.
Doing or starting something too early
He's got a chip on his shoulder
Feeling inferior or having a grievance about something
I reckon getting a band 7 in IELTS will be a piece of cake! I’m very good at English.
Very easy
The money sent by comic relief to help poverty in Africa is just a drop in the ocean. They need far more than this.
A very small part of something much bigger
Getting a low score the first time I took IELTS was a blessing in disguise. It forced me to study extremely hard so I got a much better score the next time.
Something positive that isn’t recognized until later
We have to actually do something about global warming. Actions speak louder than words.
It’s better to actually do something rather than just talking about it
I bumped into Jenny in town the other day. It's a small world.
Meeting someone you would not have expected to
Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the drawing board!
When an attempt to do something fails and it's time to start all over again using different methods
I hate my job so much I can’t bare going to work, but if I quit I don’t think I can get another job. I’m really stuck / caught between a rock and a hard place.
Having two very bad choices.
(note: stuck/caught can be omitted)
I have to bite my tongue so I don’t say what I really think of him!
Wanting to say something but stopping yourself.
Are you putting all of your savings into that company? Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Putting all of ones resources into one possibility
Try not to worry about it. Every cloud has a silver lining.
Believing that every bad situation has a positive side / eventually leads to something good