اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 8
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اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 8
in the market for something: phrase
interested in buying something:
Thanks for the offer, but I'm not in the market for another car right now.
I heard that he was in the market for an investment property.
This is the best place to go if you're in the market for a laptop.
mull something over: phrasal verb with mull verb [ T ]
UK /mʌl/ US /mʌl/
to think carefully about something for a long time:
I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I'm taking the job.
To be a steal
steal: noun [ C ] mainly US informal
UK /stiːl/ US /stiːl/
steal noun [C] (BARGAIN)
a product that has a very low price, or a price that is much lower than the original cost:
I picked up a new iron in the sale - it was a steal.
To go up
go up: phrasal verb with go verb UK /ɡəʊ/ US /ɡoʊ/
present participle going | past tense went | past participle gone (RISE) B1
to move higher, rise, or increase:
go up by something to something The average cost of a new house has gone up by five percent to £276,500.
go through the roof: idiom C2
to rise to a very high level:
Prices have gone through the roof.
a drop in the bucket: idiom US (UK a drop in the ocean) C2
a very small amount compared to the amount needed:
All the money we raised was just a drop in the bucket.
clean (something) up: phrasal verb with clean verb
UK /kliːn/ US /kliːn/ slang
to win a lot of money:
We cleaned up at the poker table last night.
clean up: phrasal verb with clean verb
UK /kliːn/ US informal
to get a lot of money:
With holiday spending already up by 10%, retailers are really hoping to clean up this
take your time: idiom C1
said to mean that you can spend as much time as you need in doing something, or that you should slow down
C1 disapproving
to do something too slowly:
The builders are really taking their time.
be/get burned informal
to lose money in a business deal:
Many investors were badly burned.
eye something up: phrasal verb with eye verb [ T ] UK /aɪ/ US /aɪ/
present participle eyeing or eying | past tense and past participle eyed
informal
to look closely at something that you are interested in:
I saw you eyeing up that chocolate cake.
champ at the bit: idiom (US also chomp at the bit)
to be eager and not willing to wait to do something
Synonym
be chafing at the bit (chafe)
chomp at the bit
phrase of chomp
be restlessly impatient to start doing something.
"some students are chomping at the bit to learn"
strike while the iron is hot: idiom
to take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it exists, in case the opportunity goes away and does not return:
He doesn't often make such offers - I'd strike while the iron is hot if I were you.
talk over something: phrasal verb with talk verb [ I/T ] US /tɔk/
to discuss something:
We should get together and talk this over.
make yourself scarce
informal to leave a place, especially in order to avoid an unpleasant situation
I decided it was time to make myself scarce.
dream come true: idiom
something you have wanted very much for a long time that has now happened:
For her, making the Olympic team was a dream come true.
bear/keep something in mind B2
to remember a piece of information when you are making a decision or thinking about a matter:
Bearing in mind how young she is, I thought she did really well.
Of course, repair work is expensive and you have to keep that in mind.
talk sth up: phrasal verb with talk verb [ I ] UK /tɔːk/ US
to speak with enthusiasm about something, often so that it sounds better than it really is:
The sales team has been keen to talk up the promotion.
catch noun (PROBLEM) [ S ]
a hidden problem or disadvantage:
what's the catch Free food? It sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?
be hung up on something: idiom
to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it:
Why are you so hung up on getting everything right?
at your fingertips: idiom
convenient and easy to find:
She had all the facts at her fingertips.
lose your shirt: idiom US informal
to lose a lot of money, especially as a result of a bet (= money risked when you guess the result of something)
crapshoot: noun [ C usually singular ] US informal (also crap shoot, crap-shoot)
UK/ˈkræp.ʃuːt/ US/ˈkræp.ʃuːt/
something whose result could be good or bad but is impossible to predict or control, because so much chance is involved:
Almost every aspect of the music business is a crapshoot.
nest egg: noun [ C ]
UK /ˈnest ˌeɡ/ US /ˈnest ˌeɡ/ C2
an amount of money that has been saved or kept for a special purpose:
Regular investment of small amounts of money is an excellent way of building a nest egg.