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IELTS Speaking Idioms Guide

The document provides useful idioms for expressing opinions, likes and dislikes, things that confuse you, and ways to describe people, places, and things as very good, very normal, or not very good in IELTS speaking exams. Some examples of idioms included are 'on the one hand...on the other hand', 'it's not my cup of tea', 'I can't get my head around it', 'hands down the best', and 'run of the mill'.

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IELTS Speaking Idioms Guide

The document provides useful idioms for expressing opinions, likes and dislikes, things that confuse you, and ways to describe people, places, and things as very good, very normal, or not very good in IELTS speaking exams. Some examples of idioms included are 'on the one hand...on the other hand', 'it's not my cup of tea', 'I can't get my head around it', 'hands down the best', and 'run of the mill'.

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Useful idioms for any topic in ielts speaking

 Expressing opinions
My take on this = my opinion = to my way of thinking ( it’s the good idea)
I’m in two minds about this(if you not sure)…on the one hand…on the other hand
I think . I’m on the fence
 Like and dislikes
Like :Do you like…= it’s the bees knees=it’s the best
Dislike : I can take it or leave it
If you dislike something. You can say “ it’s not my cup of tea”
 Things that confuse you
Sb says “ what do think of artifical intelligence”
Well, to be honest, I can’t make head or tail of it
I can’t get my head around it
In ielts speaking part 2. I’m gonna talk about -> the person I’m gonna talk about is
none other than…
 Saying things/places/people are very good
If you want to describe a person a thing or a place as being very good
Ex: I’m gonna talk about a celebrity a famous singer, celine dion. Who else. None
other than celine dion. I could say celine dion
… is hands down the best
….is second to none
….is a cut above the rest
I think the world of…
All of these expressions mean. She’s the best
 Saying things/places/people are very normal
Run of the mill= nothing special, ordinary.
 Saying things…. Not too good
It’s not a patch on
It can’t hold a candle to

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