Idioms for IELTS Speaking by theme introduction Are you preparing for IELTS Speaking? Using idiom in IELTS Speaking is one of the criteria that will help you achieve high scores This ebook provides you with some helpful themes for learning idioms and practicing the target language Bạn chuẩn bị cho phần thi IELTS Speaking? Sử dụng thành ngữ IELTS Speaking tiêu chí giúp bạn đạt điểm cao Cuốn ebook trang bị cho bạn chủ đề thành ngữ hữu ích thường dùng phần thi IELTS Speaking Family 04 Business 15 Education 26 Travelling 37 Time 48 table of contents topic family 04 “ Bring home the bacon ” ENG VI To be successful at something; to earn money for your family to live on Kiếm tiền nuôi gia đình topic family Eg My mom - as a housewife, she does all the household chores, while my dad - as an officer, works outside and brings home the bacon 05 “ Bend over backwards ” ENG VI To try extremely hard, especially to help or to please someone Dốc mình, đặc biệt để giúp đỡ người topic family Eg You might need to bend over backwards to win a key client from a competitor 06 “ Cleanliness is next to godliness ” ENG VI A  phrase  that  strongly encourages and promotes neatness  and  personal hygiene Làm người phải sẽ, gọn gàng topic family Eg My mom takes care of our home very well She thinks that cleanliness is next to godliness 07 “ Chip off the old block ” ENG VI A person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave Con giống ba mẹ đúc topic family Eg Look at him, he reminds me much of his father He’s a chip off the old block of Mr Son 08 “ As like as two peas (in a pod) ” ENG VI Very similar, like twins Anh em giống đúc topic family Eg The twins are as like as two peas in a pod, I can’t tell them apart though I meet them every day in class 09 “ The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree ” ENG VI Someone is displaying traits or behaving in the same way as their relatives (especially parents) Con nhà tông, không giống lông giống cánh topic family Eg This year, he has just won the 1st prize in Math Competition He studied so well, just as his father You know that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree 10 “ Live out of a suitcase ” ENG VI To stay very briefly in several places, with only the belongings in your suitcase Lưu lại lâu nhiều nơi với hành lý xách tay topic travelling Eg My brother enjoys living out of a suitcase He always moving from one place to another 45 “ Red eye flight ” ENG VI An overnight flight that arrives at its destination very early in the morning Chuyến bay đêm muộn đáp sớm vào sáng hôm sau topic travelling Eg Because my meeting finished at 10 pm, I had to take a red-eye flight 46 “ Fresh as a daisy ” ENG VI Someone who is lively & attractive, in a clean, fresh way Một người có sức sống thu hút theo cách tươi topic travelling Eg My sister has been travelling for almost 24 hours, and she’s still as fresh as a daisy 47 topic time 48 “ In the nick of time ” ENG VI Just in time Finishing something at the last possible moment Vừa kịp lúc Hoàn thành điều vào giây phút cuối topic time Eg She has arrived to class in the nick of time before the beginning of the exam 49 “ Turn back the hands of time ” ENG VI Indicate a desire to visit the past Thể mong muốn thời gian quay trở lại topic time Eg Claire hopes to turn back the hands of time to change the decision that she made 50 “ As time goes by ” ENG VI Indicate the passage of time Thể thời gian trôi qua topic time Eg As time goes by two decades, children tend to depend much on technology 51 “ A whale of a time ” ENG VI A great time Một khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời topic time Eg They had a whale of time when they studied in New Zealand 52 “ Only time will tell ” ENG VI Time will give us the truth or idea in the future Thời gian nói lên thật ý tưởng tương lai topic time Eg Only time will tell who is trustworthy in relationships 53 “ Against the clock ” ENG VI In a race with time Chạy đua với thời gian topic time Eg We left later than we were supposed to, so it was a race against the clock to get to the airport on time 54 “ Someone’s day in the sun ” ENG VI A time when someone gets attention and is appreciated Thời gian gây ý đánh giá cao topic time Eg If she keeps working so hard, she will have her day in the sun and be promoted 55 “ Since time immemorial ” ENG VI From a time long before one would be able to remember Đã từ lâu topic time Eg Our school has had the same, ugly uniform since time immemorial 56 “ At the eleventh hour ” ENG VI At the last moment Tại khoảnh khắc cuối topic time Eg The director was making changes to the script at the eleventh hour - I mean, the audience was already in the hall! 57 “ Better late than never ” ENG VI Doing something late is better than not doing at all It can be used sarcastically if someone is very late Chậm khơng topic time Eg “Well, hello John Better late than never, huh? 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