English Idioms Vocabulary 2022 Complete Edition



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English Vocabulary 2022 IELTS WITH US

Have feet of clay
Meaning: To have hidden flaws or weaknesses.
Example: Most of the greatest minds in history had feet of clay; Fans don't
want to see their idols with feet of clay.
Have it in you
Meaning: To have a certain quality/skill.
Example: You don't have it in you to make the difficult choices.
Have one’s blood up
Meaning: To be angry or inflamed; to be in an aggressive or violent mood.
Example: Her offensive jokes really got my blood up.
Have the stomach for something
Meaning: To have enough determination to do something difficult, risky, or
unpleasant.
Example: I don't have the stomach for a real fight; I have no stomach for
horror movies.


Have your back to the wall
Meaning: Find yourself in an extremely difficult situation with limited
options for action.
Example: He really has his back to the wall because of all his debts and
loans.
Have your fair share of something
Meaning: A lot or more than enough of something.
Example: Listen to me Jonny, I've done my fair share of travelling and I'm
telling you the most delicious desserts can be found in Norway; He's had his
fair share of failures in his life.
Hold sway
Meaning: To have a great influence on someone's opinion or behaviour; to
control someone/something.
Example: His warriors hold sway over much of the continent; Traditional
values still hold sway in our home.
Hot on the trail of
Meaning: Close to catching someone; close to finding something.
Example: A detective is hot on the trail of a murder; Recruiters are hot on
the trail of young soccer stars.
Hot under the collar
Meaning: Extremely angry or embarrassed.
Example: I got really hot under the collar when my ex-girlfriend showed up
at the party.

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