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

To foot the bill: to pay the bill; to pay for something.

You paid for lunch last week. Let me foot the bill for dinner tonight.

She ordered drinks and then left him to foot the bill!

Face the facts: accept that something is true (usually negative).

I think he needs to face the facts.

Let’s face the facts!

It’s time for her to face the facts and move on.

Family man: a man that likes to spend time at home with his family.

Tom is described as being a family man.

He is a good leader and a good family man both.

Fly the coop/nest: a child moves away from his parents’ home and lives

elsewhere.

Mary flew the nest when she turned 19 years old.

Tom flew the coop when he got a full-time job in the city.

Find your feet: to become familiar and confident with a new place, situation,

etc.

It took a while to find his feet when he started a new job.

Lucy is still new in her job; give her some time to find her feet.