
BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 399

Spill the beans – Tell a secret
Sentence – Trust her to spill the beans, she never could keep a secret.

Go out on a limb – Take a chance
Sentence – He’d gone out on a limb to help us.

Hold your horses – Stop or wait
Sentence -“Hold your horses, we have not won yet, so don’t start celebrating.”

Piece of cake – Very easy
Sentence -The exam was a piece of cake.

In hot water – In trouble
Sentence – A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police.

Break a leg – Have good luck
Sentence – I know you can do it! Break a leg!

Smash hit – A big success
Sentence – The show was a smash hit.

At the drop of a hat- Without hesitation
Sentence – Call Me , I at the drop of a hat.

The cutting edge – most advanced
Sentence – Its truly on the cutting edge in the culinary world.
