اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 6
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اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 6
To be tied up with something/someone
busy
If someone or something is tied up, they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else. [informal] He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know.
kill verb (HURT)[ T ] informal
to cause someone a lot of pain:
I must sit down, my feet are killing me!
beauty: noun (EXCELLENT THING)[ C ] informal
something that is an excellent example of its type:
She showed me her car - it's a beauty.
do a number on someone: idiom US slang
to injure someone or something, or to hurt or embarrass someone:
I really did a number on my ankle when I fell.
She really did a number on her old boyfriend, making him beg her to come back and then turning him down.
surefire: adjective [ before noun ] informal
UK /ˈʃɔː.faɪər/ US /ˈʃʊr.faɪr/
certain or likely, especially to succeed:
The film looks a surefire Oscar winner.
Running into the street like that is a surefire way to get hurt.
To live something down: phrasal verb of live
succeed in making others forget something embarrassing that has happened.
"I'd never live it down if Lily got wind of this"
live down something: phrasal verb with live verb US /lɪv/
to make people forget that you made a big mistake or did something very embarrassing in the past:
If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you live it down.
outdo oneself: idiom
to do something better than one has done it before
She's a great cook, but she really outdid herself this time. The meal was wonderful.
tall order: noun [ C ] US/ˌtɔl ˈɔr·dər/
a request that is difficult to fulfill:
Asking me to be charming at 7 a.m. is a pretty tall order.
be out of the question: idiom (also be no question of (doing) something) C2
to be an event that cannot possibly happen:
A trip to New Zealand is out of the question this year.
There's no question of agreeing to the demands.
back in the saddle: idiom
doing something that you stopped doing for a period of time
handle: verb UK /ˈhæn.dəl/ US /ˈhæn.dəl/
handle verb (DEAL WITH)
B1 [ T ]
to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of:
I thought he handled the situation very well.
a piece of cake: idiom informal B2
something that is very easy to do:
The exam was a piece of cake.
take it easy: idiom
rest, relax, or be calm:
You’d better take it easy until you feel better.
Take it easy – don’t get mad.
baby: verb [ T ] informal UK /ˈbeɪ.bi/ US /ˈbeɪ.bi/
often disapproving
to give someone a lot of care, attention, or help, as if they were a young child:
The boys were now ten and twelve and didn't want their mother to baby them.
My sister and I resented my brother because he was babied a lot.
baby: verb [ T ] informal UK /ˈbeɪ.bi/ US /ˈbeɪ.bi/
to treat something with a lot of care and attention:
You do not need to baby a cast iron pan; if something is stuck to it, use a metal scratch pad to clean it.
The vintage car was in impressive condition and had clearly been babied.
keep your/an eye on something/someone: idiom B2
to watch or take care of something or someone:
Will you keep your eye on my suitcase while I go to get the tickets?
be, get, keep, etc. in touch: phrase B1
to communicate or continue to communicate with someone by using a phone or writing to them:
Are you still in touch with any of your old school friends?
Jen and I never kept in touch after college.
be, get, keep, etc. in close touch We're in close touch with our office in Spain.
drop by (somewhere): phrasal verb with drop verb
US /drɑp/
-pp-
to come to see someone, sometimes at a stated place, usually briefly and without a specific invitation:
He dropped by the woman’s house to ask for money.
The publisher told the writers they should drop by if they ever wanted a newspaper job.
follow something up
phrasal verb with follow verb
UK /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ US /ˈfɑː.loʊ/
(US also follow up on something) B2
to find out more about something, or take more action connected with it:
The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up.