Idioms For ielts speaking: Master 500+ Idioms In Use Explained In 10 Minutes a day

Every time one turns around: very often, too often.

He asks me for some money every time I turn around.

My mom shouts at me every time I turn around.

Eager beaver: a very hardworking and enthusiastic person.

My boss is an eager beaver.

Her father is a real eager beaver. He usually works 12 hours a day.

Eyes are bigger than one’s stomach: to take more food than you can

possibly eat.

I’m afraid that your eyes are bigger than your stomach. You can’t eat all this.

To eat like a bird: to eat very little.

Jane eats like a bird, no wonder she can keep herself so slim.

Don’t make too much for lunch because she eats like a bird.

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LETTER F

Figure something out: find a way to solve a problem.

I think Peter is smart enough to figure out what to do.

I’m surprised when Lucy figured it out quickly.