Ielts pharses Flashcards
have the sense to grasp the concept of
when someone doesn’t have the level to get to know something
treat —- as opportunities to —-
to make something useful for us.
eg. Most of us treat the festivals as opportunities to have fun.
seems to be the priority
similar behavior can be seen
there’s no point in living a life when you don’t do anything or risk
To put this in perspective
to compare with something
to give a clearer view about something
It has been suggested that
it has been stated that
it has been claimed that
therefore, it is my belief that
I believe
there may be some who believe that
someone would believe
it’s finger-licking good
delicious
a vital source of
main source of
primary source of
beginning to rival
starting to compete
means of
ways of
methods of
A major threat
tackle the issue
solve the problem
work out a solution
I am not optimistic that
i don’t think
would be able to cope with
can handle
would be unbearable
must address the problem of
be extremely keen to
very eager to
maybe
perhaps
possibly
conceivably
I am not sure of
to show uncertainty
actually
to emphasise that this is surprising information
later in ( one’s ) life
to show a shift in time
what that means is
to introduce a clarification
Oh, and one more thing,
to add something the speaker had forgotten to say
Another reason is that
to add a further reason
that is one reason why ….
to introduce the first reason
which is supposed to
to talk about intention
So, to put it in a nutshell,
To summarise what has been said
what to make of
what to think of
relate to N
understand
get the point of
understand
it leaves me cold
I’m not interested in it
So moving on to
to change to another topic
So, that’s about it
to end the conversation
in the lap of the gods
state that cannot be controlled by human
have a nodding acquaintance
To have a slight or precursory knowledge of someone or something.
🗣Jim asked me to help fix his computer for him, but I’m afraid I only have a nodding acquaintance with how his machine works.
🗣Ruth and I had only a nodding acquaintance before going to the party, but once we got talking, it was like we’d been friends our whole lives.
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in a nut shell
to summerise
ultimately
to summerise
in the end, it all comes down to
to summerise
at the end of the day
to summerise
on the grounds that
for the reasons that/ because
