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

Set in your ways: not want to change your habits.

People tend to become set in their ways when they get older.

Mary was too set in her ways to make any real changes.

My grandfather is quite traditional and set in his ways.

Spring for: pay for something.

Tom offered to spring for the dinner last night.

Let me spring for lunch today.

(to) set eyes on: to see (someone or something), usually for the first time.

He told me that he loved his girlfriend the minute he set eyes on her.

My daughter has not set eyes on her new school yet.

(to) stab someone in the back: to betray someone who trusts you.

She almost died when her boyfriend stabbed her in the back.

He felt depressed when his son had stabbed him in the back.

(to be) stressed out: under severe strain; worried and nervous; very anxious.

He has been really stressed out because of work.

She is so stressed out about her job that she can’t sleep at night.

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