Including idioms in your writing will show examiners that you have an advanced level of the language. I recommend you to learn not a long list that you are likely to forget, but this short list of 8 idioms that can be included in any type of writing you are asked to do.
1. on paper
In theory, something that should work but hasn’t been tested for real.
On paper, Tim is the perfect boyfriend material. But I don’t know, there’s something about his ways that just doesn’t feel right.
Politicians still believe that we can continue to pollute our planet as we have been doing for the last century. They may be right on paper, but what will our future generations say?
2. facts speak for themselves
Something is so clear it doesn’t need further explanations.
I don’t need to remind you that the problem is still huge. Facts speak for themselves in this case, don’t you think?
Global warming deniers can hold any position they want to but when it comes to polluting our planet facts speak for themselves.
3. speak volumes
Something that is very clear, not needing words to explain it.
When I saw her going through my stuff I knew we had to break up. Such behavior speaks volumes about the way somebody is.
The way human beings are polluting our very own planet speak volumes about the state of civilization of our species.
4. best case scenario
Best possible situation or outcome, what people wished it happened
Best case scenario, we will be able to go together to the concert but if we can’t, I’ll meety ou at the entrance.
Best case scenario, global temperatures will only rise 1º C by 2050 yet it may be already too much for our civilization to handle. Worst case scenario, global temperatures will rise 3º C by 2050 and a large number of flora and fauna will become extinct as a result.
5. everyone is entitles to their opinion
A sentence to express that even though you don’t agree with someone you respect their beliefs.
There’s no point in criticizing Mary for getting back together with her cheating ex because everyone is entitled to their own opinion, even if they are wrong.Some people still deny climate change and they even point it out as an hoax. One may be tempted to call them out but we should accept that everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
6.a means to an end
Something usually regarded as unimportant but necessary to achieve an aim.
I’m not really quitting my job but I do want a raise. Telling my boss I’m doing it is just a means to an end.Some people may consider gender-neutral language simply a means to an end yet its importance should not be underestimated.
7.crystal clear
When something is transparent, easy to understand for anyone.
But for her, it was crystal clear that her boyfriend was cheating on her.
It should already be crystal clear that if we continue polluting at this pace, CO2 levels in our atmosphere will skyrocket until the point of making this planet inhabitable.i
8.in the long term
Something extends or continues a long time in the future.
If you cheat on your partner, you are not only harming them but you too in the long term.
The major challenge of climate change is convincing people of its urgency because its effects are still deemed by many to take place in the long term.
Although gender equality may be considered a long-term achievement, proper measures and policies should be implemented in the short term.
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