“idiom”，意即英語中嘅成語、諺語。喺 IELTS 中 idioms 無論喺reading , writing 同 listening , speaking 都可以用到。今日Spencer Sir就會教大家十個喺 IELTS 4卷入面超好用嘅 idioms。
Idioms For IELTS
bite off more than you can chew 不自量力
He is biting off more than he can chew by working two part-time jobs and studying for a degree at the same time.
他一邊做兩份兼職工作，一邊攻讀學位，這顯然是不自量力的。
it’s not rocket science 這又不是甚麼高深的學問
It is no rocket science- it just takes more patience and skills.
這不是甚麼高深的學問，只是需要更多的耐心和技巧。
to make the matters worse 使情況更糟
Lying does no good but makes the matters worse.
說謊沒有好處，反而會讓事情變得更糟。
wrap your head around sth 弄懂一些事
He has just wrapped his head around how the incident happened.
他剛剛才搞清楚這件事是如何發生的。
a dime a dozen 隨處都是
This pottery may look fancy, but they are a dime a dozen.
這些瓷器可能看起來很花哨，但它們隨處都有。
better late than never 遲來總比不來強
Although our flight was delayed for 6 hours, better late than never.
雖然我們的航班延誤了 6 個小時，但遲到總比沒有好。
cut sb some slack 網開一面
Had he made the situation clearer, we would have cut him some slack.
如果他把情況說得更清楚一點，我們就會對他網開一面。
let sb off the hook 放某人一馬
The suspect was let off the hook after a surprise witness showed up.
在一個意料之外的證人出現後，嫌疑人得以逃脫。
long story short 長話短說
Long story short, they got back together after yesterday.
長話短說，他們在昨天之後又復合了。
once in a blue moon 千載難逢
It is once in a blue moon that overseas students get to see their parents.
海外學生久久才能見到父母一面。
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