#Topic 01 IELTS Idioms for Involvement and Interest || amanielts.in

 

#Topic 01 IELTS Idioms for Involvement and Interest || amanielts.in

1) not be your cup of tea

Meaning- If something is not your cup of tea, you do feel very interested or enthusiastic about it.

Example- I've never been the greatest traveller. Sitting for hours on motorways is not really my cup of tea.

2) have an axe to grind

Meaning- If someone has an axe to grind, they have particular attitudes about something, often because they think they have been treated badly or because they want to get an advantage.

Example- It would be best if an independent agency, that doesn't have an axe to grind, could deal with this case.

3) in the picture

Meaning- If someone is in the picture,  they are involved in the situation you are talking about.

Example- We were a great team. I was kept in the picture from the beginning.

4) jump on the bandwagon

Meaning- If someone jumps on the bandwagon,  they suddenly become involved in an activity because it is likely to succeed or it is fashionable.

Example- There will always be people ready to jump on the bandwagon and start classes in whatever is fashionable, with little or no training.

5) keep a low profile

Meaning- If someone keeps a  low profile,  they avoid doing things that will make people notice them.

Example- The president continues to keep a low profile on vacation in Maine.

Example- There is no need for the presence of any police officers.  This is a low-profile event.

6) a labour of love

Meaning- A labour of love is a task that you do because you enjoy it or feel strongly that it is worth doing.

Example- They restored the Victorian greenhouse, an expensive labour of love.

7) mean business

Meaning- If you mean business,   you are serious and determined about what you are doing.

Example- One of them pointed a shotgun at me. I could see he meant business.

8) a nosey parker

Meaning- A nosey parker is someone who wants to know too much about other people.  [BRITISH, INFORMAL]

Example- The village's nosey parker, Olive, likes to spy on her neighbours with binoculars.

9) poke your nose into something or stick your nose into something

Meaning- If someone pokes or sticks their nose into something, they interfere in something that does not concern them.  [INFORMAL]

Example- He has no right to go poking his nose into my affairs. Why did you have to go and stick your nose in?

10) steer clear of something

Meaning- If you steer clear of someone or something,  you deliberately avoid them.

Example- I'd advise anyone with sensitive or dry skin to steer clear of soap.

11) try your hand at something

Meaning- If you try your hand at something,  you try doing it in order to see whether you are good at it.

Example- After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs - bricklayer, baker, postman.

12) up to your ears

Meaning- If you are up to your ears in work or in an unpleasant situation,  you are very busy with it or are deeply involved in it.

Example- I can't come out this evening - I'm up to my ears in reports.

13) whet someone's appetite

Meaning- If something whets your appetite for a particular thing,  it makes you want it.

Example- Winning the World Championship should have whetted his appetite for more success.

14) your heart isn't in something

Meaning- If your heart isn't in something you are doing,  you are not enthusiastic about it.
Example- She was a successful teacher, popular with her pupils and her colleagues, but her heart wasn't in it.