SdngcnhngcmtnhnytrongkhinitingAnhhng

ngyhaythiniIELTSSpeakingsgipbinicabntnhinhn
rtnhiuln.

A
Idioms

aboutto(dosomething)
tobeonthepointofdoingsomething

Iwasabouttoleavewhenthephonerang.

accordingto(someoneorsomething)
assaidortoldbysomeone,inagreementwithsomething,intheorderofsomething,in
proportiontosomething

Accordingtoourteacher,therewillbenoclassnextweek.
Wedideverythingaccordingtothetermsofouragreement.
Wewilldressforthehike,accordingtotheweather.

accountfor(something)
toprovideanexplanationorananswerforsomething

Thebadweatheraccountsforthefactthatfewpeoplecametothemeeting.

afterall
consideringthefactthatsomethinghappenedorhappens,somethingthatisusually
assumed

"Youdon'tneedtophonehim.Afterall,heneverphonesyou."

allofasudden

suddenly,withoutadvancewarning

Allofasudden,itbecamecloudyandbegantorain.

asamatteroffact
actually

"Asamatteroffact,wehavebeentothesportsstadiummanytimes."

asfaras
totheextentordegreeofsomething

AsfarasIknow,themoviewillstartinafewminutes.

asfor
withregardto,concerning

"Asformyself,IthinkthatIwillreturnhomenow."

asif
inthesamewaythatsomethingwouldbe,that

Thedrinktastesasifitweremadewithorangejuice.
Itseemedasifthewholeschoolcametotheconcert.

aslongas
providedthat,onconditionthat

"Aslongasyoupromisetobecareful,youcanborrowmycar."

assoonas
justaftersomething,when

IphonedmyfriendassoonasIfinisheddinner.

asto
withregardto,accordingto

"Astoyourquestion,Iwillanswerittomorrow."
Theplayerswereputintogroupsastotheirability.

aswell
inaddition,also,too

Iplantotakeswimminglessonsthissummer.Iplantotakeacomputer
courseaswell.

aswellas(someoneorsomething)
inadditiontosomeoneorsomething

"Pleasebringyourswimmingsuitaswellasyourtowel."

B
Idioms

backandforth
backwardsandforwards,firstonewayandthentheotherway

Theargumentwiththelawyerwentbackandforthbeforethejudgemadea
decision.

betteroff
tobeinabettersituationthanbefore

Myfriendwouldbebetteroffifhesoldhisoldcarandboughtanewone.

breakdown(something)
or
break(something)down
todividesomethingintoparts,toseparatesomethingintosimplersubstances

Wetriedtobreakdowntheproblemforfurtherstudy.
Thesugarbegantobreakdownsoonafteritwasswallowed.

breakup
or
breakup(something)
or
break(something)up
toseparate,todivideintogroupsorpieces,toputanendtosomething

Ihopethatmyfavoritebanddoesnotbreakup.
Thestudentsdidnotwanttobreakuptheirgroups.
Thecoachdecidedtobreaktheteamupintosmallgroups.

bytheway
incidentally

"Bytheway,couldyoupleasebringyourlaptopcomputertomorrow."

C
Idioms

carryout(something)
or
carry(something)out
toputsomethingintoaction,toaccomplishsomething,todosomething

Thescientistwantedtocarryoutmoreexperimentsbeforediscussingthenew
medicine.

comeon!
please,hurry,gofaster

"Comeon,IonlyhaveafewminutesbeforeImustgo."
"Comeon,stopdoingthat."

comeup
tohappenunexpectedly

Iwillnotbeabletogotothepartyifsomethingelsecomesup.

comeupwith(something)
toproduceorfindathoughtorideaoranswer

Itriedtocomeupwithanameforthenewmagazine.

D
Idioms

dealwith(something)
tobeconcernedwithsomething,totakeactionaboutsomething

Wewilldealwiththeboxestomorrow.

E
Idioms

endup(doingsomethingorgoingsomewhere)
todosomethingthatonehadnotplannedtodo,togosomewhereonehadnot
plannedtogo

Weendedupwatchingamovielastnight.
Weendedupgoingtoarestaurantafterthemovielastnight.

F
Idioms

figureout(someoneorsomething)
or
figure(someoneorsomething)
out
totrytounderstandsomeoneorsomething,tosolvesomething

Ifinallyfiguredouthowtousethenewcomputersoftware.

fillin(something)
or
fill(something)in
towritewordsinblankspaces

"Pleasefillinthisformandgiveittothereceptionist."
Ifilledtheforminandgaveittothereceptionist.

findout(something)
tolearnordiscoversomething

MymotherisangrywithmebecauseshefoundoutthatIhadquitmy
Frenchclass.

firstofall
theveryfirstthing

Firstofall,wepreparedthegardenandthenweplantedtheseeds.

forgood
permanently

Thecityplanstoclosethepublicswimmingpoolforgood.

forsure
withoutdoubt,certainly,surely

"Iwillgotothemoviewithyouforsurenextweek."

G
Idioms

getbackto(something)
toreturntosomething

Iwashappytogetbacktomyworkaftermyholiday.

getinto(something)
tobecomeinterestedorinvolvedinsomething

Idonotwanttogetintoanargumentwithmyfriend.
Wewillgetintothedetailsoftheplantomorrow.

getinto(somewhere)
toentersomewhere

Myfriendwantstogetintoagooduniversity.
IbumpedmyheadasIwasgettingintothecar.

getoutof(somewhere)
toleavesomewhere,toescapefromsomewhere

IhaveanappointmentandIwanttogetoutofmyhousequickly.

getridof(something)
togiveorthrowsomethingaway,tosellordestroysomething,tomakeacoldorfever
disappear

IboughtanewtelevisionsoIwanttogetridofmyoldone.

getthrough(something)
tocompletesomething,tofinishsomething

Myfriendishavingtroublegettingthroughherfinalexams.
IhavemuchreadingthatImustgetthroughbeforetomorrow.

goahead

tobegintodosomething

"Let`sgoaheadandstartnow.Wecan`twaitanylonger."

goon
tocontinue

Thegamewillprobablygoonforanhourafterweleave.

goover(something)
toexamineorreviewsomething

Theaccountantwillgooverourbookstomorrow.
Weplantogooverthatquestiontomorrow.

gothrough(something)
todiscusssomething,tolookatsomething,todosomething

Theteacherdecidedtogothroughtheexercisebeforethetest.

gowith(something)
tochooseonethingratherthananother

Wedecidedtogowiththesmallrentalcarratherthanthelargeone.

H
Idioms

hangout(somewhereorwithsomeone)

tospendone`stimewithnogreatpurpose,tospendleisuretimewithfriends

Recently,myfriendhasbeenhangingoutwithabadgroupofpeople.

have(something)todowith(something)
tobeaboutsomething,tobeonthesubjectofsomething,toberelatedtosomething

"ThebookhassomethingtodowithcookingbutIamnotsureifyouwilllike
it."
Thatproblemhasnothingtodowithme.

holdon
towaitaminute,tostop,towaitandnothangupthephone

"PleaseholdonforaminutewhileIlockthedoor."
"Holdon,don'tsayanything,Ican'thearthespeaker."

I
Idioms

inaway
toacertainextent,alittle,somewhat

Inaway,Iwanttogotothenewrestaurant,butinawayIdonotreallycare.

incase
if,ifsomethingshouldhappen

Iwilltakemyumbrellaincaseitrains.

incommon
sharedtogetherorequally,inuseorownershipbyall

Ihadnothingincommonwiththeothermembersoftheclass.

indetail
givingallthedetails,itembyitem

Thesaleswomanexplainedthenewproductindetail.

ineffect
forpracticalpurposes,basically

Theman'ssilencewasineffectawayofdisagreeingwiththeotherpeoplein
themeeting.

infact
actually,thetruthis

ThemanhasbeentoChinabefore.Infact,hehasbeentherethreetimes.

infavorof(someoneorsomething)
toapproveorsupportsomeoneorsomething

Everybodyisinfavorofthenewpolicechief.
Mycompanyisnotinfavorofchangingourholidayschedule.

ingeneral
inmostsituationsorcircumstances

Ingeneral,mostofthepeoplearehappywiththenewmanager.

inorderto
forthepurposeof

Theyhavedecidedtoclosedowntheschoolforthesummerinordertodo
somemajorrepairs.

inotherwords
inadifferent(usuallymoredirect)way

"Inotherwords,ifyoudonotfinishtheassignmentbyWednesday,youwill
notpassthecourse."

inplace
intheproperplaceorlocation

Everythingintheroomwasinplacewhenwearrivedforthemeeting.

insomeways
insomeunspecifiedwayormanner,bysomeunspecifiedmeans

Insomeways,Iknowwhatmyfriendwantstosaybutinotherways,Idonot.

intermsof(something)

withregardtosomething

Intermsofouragreementwiththeothercompany,wearenotallowedto
selltheproductsonline.

intime
withenoughtimetodosomething,withinacertaintime,beforeatimelimitexpires

Ididnotarrivehomeintimetomeetmycousin.
Thegirlisworkinghardtofinishherhomeworkintimetogotoamovie.

K
Idioms

keep(someoneorsomething)inmind
torememberandthinkaboutsomeoneorsomething

ItoldmyfriendtokeepthetimethatImustleaveforworkinmind.
IfIneedsomeonetohelpfixmycomputer,Iusuallykeepmyfriendinmind.

kindof
somewhat,moreorless,moderately

IwaskindoftiredwhenIarrivedhomelastnight.

L
Idioms

lookfor(something)
totrytofindsomething,tohuntorsearchforsomething

Myfriendhasbeenlookingforhercreditcardallmorningbutshecannotfind
it.

lookup(something)
or
look(something)up
tosearchforsomethinginadictionaryorotherbook

Iwilllookupmyfriend'snameinthetelephonebook.
Ilookedthewordupinthedictionary.

M
Idioms

makeadifference
tocauseachangeinasituation,tochangethenatureofsomething

Itdoesnotmakeadifferencewhetherourbosscomestothemeetingornot.
IfIstudyhardthisweekend,itshouldmakeadifferenceinmytestresultsnext
week.

makesense
toseemreasonable

Themanager'snewproposalmakessense.

makesure
tomakecertain,toestablishsomethingwithoutadoubt

Iwanttomakesurethatmyfriendwillmeetmetomorrow.

moreorless
somewhat,tosomeextent

Imoreorlesshavedecidedtostudybusinessnextyear.

N
Idioms

nomatter
regardless

NomatterhowhardthatItry,mymusicteacherisneversatisfied.

notatall
certainlynot,absolutelynot

Iamnotatallhappywithmynewcomputer.

O
Idioms

ofcourse
certainly,definitely,naturally

"Ofcourseyoucanusemycarifyouwantto."

ontheotherhand
however,incontrast,lookingattheoppositesideofamatter

Heisveryintelligentbutontheotherhandheislazyandalwaysgetslow
marksatschool.

ontime
atthescheduledtime,exactlyatthecorrecttime,punctually

Ourtrainarrivedexactlyontime.

onceagain
again,onemoretime,oncemore

Itriedonceagaintophonemybossathishome.

opento(something)
tobeagreeabletolearnorhearaboutnewideasorsuggestions

Mostmembersoftheclasswereopentotheteacher'sideas.
Ourbossisalwaysopentonewideas.

P
Idioms

pickup(something)
or
pick(something)up

togetorreceivesomething

Iwillpickupmydrycleaningtomorrow.
Ipickedupacopyofthenewspaperatthestation.

pointout(someoneorsomething)
or
point(someoneorsomething)
out
toexplainorcallattentiontosomeoneorsomething

MyteacherwasverykindwhenshepointedoutthemistakesthatIhadmade.

putout(something)
or
put(something)out
toproduceormakesomething(aproductorbrochureorreportorCDormovieor
paper)

Thecompanyputsoutanewslettereverymonthfortheemployees.

R
Idioms

regardlessof(something)
withoutconsideringorthinkingaboutsomething,withoutregardtosomething,inspite
ofsomething

Regardlessoftheweather,wearegoingtogofishingtomorrowmorning.

rightaway
immediately

"IforgotmybookathomebutIwillgoandgetitrightaway."

ruleout(someoneorsomething)
or
rule(someoneorsomething)
out
todecideagainstoreliminatesomeoneorsomething

Thepoliceruledoutthemanasapossiblebankrobber.
WedecidedtoruleMondayoutasthedaytohaveourmeeting.

runinto(somethingafactortroubleorproblemsordifficulty)
toexperiencesomething,toencountersomething

Themechanicranintotroublewhenhewasfixingmycar.
IranintosomeinterestingfactswhileIwasresearchingmyessay.

S
Idioms

setup(something)
or
set(something)up
toestablishsomething,toprovidethemoneyforsomething

Thenewspapercompanyprovidedthemoneytosetupthenewtravel
magazine.
Thecompanysetupauniquesystemtotestthenewproduct.

showup

toappear,toarrive,tobepresent

"Whattimedidyourfriendshowupfortheparty?"

sofar
untilnow

Sofar,noonehasenteredthespeechcontestatthetelevisionstation.

sotospeak
asonemightorcouldsay,thisisonewaytosaysomething

Wehadagoodtimeattherestaurant,sotospeak,althoughtheservicewas
notverygood.

sortof(something)
tobealmostsomething,tobesimilartosomething,tobenotquitesomething

"Didyoufinishcleaningthekitchen?"
"Sortof,butnotreally."

stickwith(something)
tocontinuedoingsomething,tonotquitsomething

Theboyhasbeenabletostickwithhismusiclessonssincehewasachild.

T
Idioms

takeadvantageof(someoneorsomething)
tousesomeoneorsomethingforone'sownbenefit

Wetookadvantageofthebeautifulweatherandwenttothebeach.

takecareof(someoneorsomething)
tolookafterorgiveattentiontosomeoneorsomething

Itisgoodtotakecareofyourhealthoryouwillbecomesick.

takeout(something)
or
take(something)out
toremovesomethingfromsomewhere

Theteachertoldustotakeoutourbooks.
Itookoutsomeonionsfromtherefridgerator.

takeover(something)
or
take(something)over
totakecontrolofsomething,totakecommandofsomething

Thelargecompanywantstotakeoverthesmallcompanyinourtown.

takeplace
tohappen,tooccur

Thesoccergametookplaceonthecoldestdayoftheyear.

totheextentthat
tothedegreethat,insofaras

Iplantoprovideinformationaboutthenewcompanypolicy,totheextent
thatIamfamiliarwithit.

turnin(something)
or
turn(something)in
togivesomethingtosomeone,tohandsomethingtosomeone

IarrivedatschoolearlysothatIcouldturninmyessay.

turnout
tobefoundorknown,toprovetobetrue

Itturnedoutthatmorepeoplecametothemeetingthanwehadexpected.

U
Idioms

upto
until,asfarasacertainpoint,approachingacertainpoint

Uptolastweek,Ihadneverbeeninsideabowlingalley.
Therewereprobablyuptothirtypeopleatthemeeting.

upto(someone)todecide(something)ordo(something)
toberesponsibletochooseordecidesomething

Itisuptothecompanypresidenttodecidewhenthemeetingwillstart.

usedto(something)

accustomedtosomething

Myfriendisnotusedtolivinginsuchabigcity.

W
Idioms

withrespectto(something)
referringtosomething,concerningsomething

Idonotknowwhatthecompanywilldowithrespecttotheoldcomputer
system.

workout
toendsuccessfully

Ihopethateverythingwillworkoutformyfriendwhenshemovesnextmonth.