Hobbies and Leisure Time

đŸŽ¯ Hobbies & Leisure Time Vocabulary (IELTS)

1. Hobby

Meaning (EN): An activity done regularly for enjoyment in free time
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– / āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Reading books is my favourite hobby.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ–āĨ¤


2. Leisure

Meaning: Free time when you are not working or studying
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ
Sentence: People enjoy different activities in their leisure time.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


3. Recreation

Meaning: Activities done for relaxation and enjoyment
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ / āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Parks are important for recreation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤


4. Pastime

Meaning: Something done to pass time pleasantly
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Gardening is a popular pastime among elderly people.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦ⧟āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜāĨ¤


5. Engage in

Meaning: To take part in an activity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Many teenagers engage in sports after school.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻžā§Ÿ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


6. Pursue

Meaning: To follow or continue an activity or interest
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž / āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: She wants to pursue painting as a hobby.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻļāĻ– āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϚāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


7. Relaxation

Meaning: The state of being free from stress
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ / āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Music provides relaxation after a busy day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


8. Entertainment

Meaning: Something that gives enjoyment or amusement
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ
Sentence: Movies are a popular source of entertainment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāĨ¤


9. Creative activity

Meaning: Activities that involve imagination and creation
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Painting and writing are creative activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜāĨ¤


10. Outdoor activity

Meaning: Activities done outside the house
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ / āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ
Sentence: Cycling is a healthy outdoor activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĨ¤


11. Indoor activity

Meaning: Activities done inside the house
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϭ⧇āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Playing chess is an indoor activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāύāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĨ¤


12. Socialise

Meaning: To spend time with others socially
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Young people like to socialise with friends.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


13. Time-consuming

Meaning: Taking a lot of time
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϏāĻžāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ
Sentence: Fishing can be a time-consuming hobby.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϏāĻžāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻļāĻ– āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤


14. Stress-relieving

Meaning: Helping to reduce stress
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžā§Ÿ
Sentence: Listening to music is stress-relieving.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


15. Skill development

Meaning: Improving abilities through practice
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ
Sentence: Hobbies help in skill development.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


16. Passion

Meaning: Strong interest or love for something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš / āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž
Sentence: Photography is his passion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĨ¤


17. Volunteer work

Meaning: Work done without payment to help others
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž
Sentence: She spends her free time in volunteer work.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


18. Interest

Meaning: Something you enjoy or want to know more about
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš
Sentence: He has a strong interest in music.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


19. Habit

Meaning: A regular repeated action
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Sentence: Reading daily is a good habit.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĨ¤


20. Enjoyable

Meaning: Giving pleasure or happiness
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•
Sentence: Watching movies is enjoyable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĨ¤

21. Recreation facility

Meaning: A place for leisure activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ / āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻž
Sentence: The city has many recreation facilities like gyms and parks.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϜāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ“ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


22. Hobbyist

Meaning: A person who enjoys a hobby seriously
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāϖ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ / āĻļāĻ–ā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: He is a photography hobbyist.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻ–ā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤


23. Therapeutic

Meaning: Helpful for healing or relaxation
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻ• / āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻ—āϤ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀
Sentence: Painting is therapeutic for many people.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻ•āĨ¤


24. Mindfulness activity

Meaning: Activities that improve focus and calmness
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ“ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Yoga is a mindfulness activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ“ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜāĨ¤


25. Well-being

Meaning: Health and happiness
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻ“ āϏ⧁āĻ–
Sentence: Hobbies improve mental well-being.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


26. Unwind

Meaning: To relax after stress
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž / āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: People listen to music to unwind.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


27. Engage oneself in

Meaning: To actively involve in something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Students should engage themselves in sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻžā§Ÿ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


28. Artistic expression

Meaning: Showing creativity through art
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ
Sentence: Dance is a form of artistic expression.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻžāϚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāĨ¤


29. Leisure pursuit

Meaning: An activity done in free time
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Fishing is a common leisure pursuit.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜāĨ¤


30. Cultural activity

Meaning: Activities related to culture
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ
Sentence: Attending festivals is a cultural activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĨ¤


31. Rejuvenate

Meaning: To feel fresh and energetic again
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Holidays help people rejuvenate.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϕ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


32. Hobby club

Meaning: A group of people sharing the same hobby
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāϖ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ
Sentence: She joined a hobby club for painting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāϖ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤


33. Digital leisure

Meaning: Free time activities using technology
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϟāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ
Sentence: Many teenagers enjoy digital leisure like gaming.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ āϗ⧇āĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϟāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


34. Screen time

Meaning: Time spent using digital devices
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ
Sentence: Too much screen time can affect health.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ āϟāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤


35. Active lifestyle

Meaning: A life with physical activity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
Sentence: Sports promote an active lifestyle.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻž āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§œā§‡ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤


36. Passive leisure

Meaning: Relaxing without physical activity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
Sentence: Watching TV is passive leisure.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


37. Recreational sports

Meaning: Sports played for enjoyment
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž
Sentence: Swimming is a recreational sport.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāĨ¤


38. Self-improvement

Meaning: Becoming better personally or mentally
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading helps in self-improvement.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒ⧜āĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


39. Time well spent

Meaning: Useful or meaningful use of time
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Learning music is time well spent.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĨ¤


40. Recreational therapy

Meaning: Therapy using leisure activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž
Sentence: Recreational therapy helps mental health patients.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āĻĨ⧇āϰāĻžāĻĒāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


đŸŽ¯ Examiner-Style Collocations (Hobbies & Leisure)


1. pursue a hobby

Meaning: continue doing a hobby seriously
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Many people pursue a hobby to relieve stress after work.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ– āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


2. engage in recreational activities

Meaning: take part in enjoyable activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Young people often engage in recreational activities during weekends.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


3. spend quality leisure time

Meaning: use free time in a meaningful way
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: Families should spend quality leisure time together.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋āĨ¤


4. develop a strong interest in

Meaning: gradually start liking something deeply
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Children often develop a strong interest in sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


5. take up a new hobby

Meaning: start a new hobby
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻ– āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: I decided to take up a new hobby like photography.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻ– āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤


6. relieve stress and anxiety

Meaning: reduce mental pressure
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ“ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: Painting helps people relieve stress and anxiety.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ“ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


7. engage in physical activities

Meaning: do exercise or sports
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Teenagers should engage in physical activities regularly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


8. cultivate a hobby

Meaning: develop and maintain a hobby
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻ—ā§œā§‡ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž
Sentence: It is important to cultivate a hobby from an early age.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϛ⧋āϟāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ– āĻ—ā§œā§‡ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤


9. pursue creative interests

Meaning: follow artistic or creative activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Many students pursue creative interests like music and art.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻ“ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


10. provide mental relaxation

Meaning: give mental peace
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Listening to music provides mental relaxation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


11. lead a balanced lifestyle

Meaning: life with work + leisure balance
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
Sentence: Hobbies help people lead a balanced lifestyle.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§œāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


12. participate in leisure pursuits

Meaning: take part in free-time activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Elderly people participate in leisure pursuits like gardening.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦ⧟āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


13. foster creativity and imagination

Meaning: improve creativity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: Reading books fosters creativity and imagination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āĻĒ⧜āĻž āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


14. improve mental well-being

Meaning: make mental health better
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Hobbies improve mental well-being significantly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


15. engage in mindful activities

Meaning: activities with focus and calmness
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Yoga and meditation are mindful activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ“ āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĨ¤


16. spend time productively

Meaning: use time in useful way
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Students should spend time productively during holidays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


17. cultivate social relationships

Meaning: build friendships
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Clubs help people cultivate social relationships.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


18. engage in cultural activities

Meaning: take part in culture-related events
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Festivals allow people to engage in cultural activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤


19. enhance personal skills

Meaning: improve abilities
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Hobbies help enhance personal skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


20. promote a healthy lifestyle

Meaning: encourage good health habits
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§œā§‡ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž
Sentence: Sports promote a healthy lifestyle.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§œā§‡ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤


đŸŽ¯ Band 9 Idioms (Hobbies & Leisure)


1. A breath of fresh air

Meaning: something new and refreshing
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ“ āϏāϤ⧇āϜ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁
Sentence: Traveling is a breath of fresh air after a busy routine.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϏāϤ⧇āϜ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĨ¤


2. Kill time

Meaning: do something to pass time
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: I read books to kill time during holidays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāχ āĻĒ⧜āĻŋāĨ¤


3. Take up the slack

Meaning: use free time productively
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: He took up the slack by learning guitar.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāϖ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤


4. In the groove

Meaning: fully enjoying an activity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: She is really in the groove while painting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϏ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤


5. Burn the candle at both ends

Meaning: work too hard and have no rest
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Without hobbies, people burn the candle at both ends.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


6. Let your hair down

Meaning: relax and enjoy yourself
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: People often let their hair down on weekends.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


7. On the same wavelength

Meaning: thinking similarly
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻāĻ•āχ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: Friends with hobbies are often on the same wavelength.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāϖ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻ•āχ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤


8. A labour of love

Meaning: work done with passion, not for money
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Sentence: Painting is a labour of love for many artists.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜāĨ¤


9. Scratch the surface

Meaning: understand only a little
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϜāĻžāύāĻž
Sentence: Many people only scratch the surface of photography.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϰ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āωāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āχ āϜāĻžāύ⧇āĨ¤


10. A way to unwind

Meaning: method to relax
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āωāĻĒāĻžā§Ÿ
Sentence: Music is a great way to unwind after work.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āωāĻĒāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


11. Be hooked on something

Meaning: be addicted to something enjoyable
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āφāϏāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: He is hooked on playing video games.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āϗ⧇āĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžā§Ÿ āφāϏāĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤


12. A pastime of choice

Meaning: favourite leisure activity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ–
Sentence: Reading is my pastime of choice.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒ⧜āĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ–āĨ¤


13. Live life to the full

Meaning: enjoy life completely
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Hobbies help people live life to the full.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϕ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


14. Switch off

Meaning: relax mentally
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: People watch TV to switch off after work.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤


15. Time flies when you’re having fun

Meaning: time passes quickly when enjoying something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžā§Ÿ
Sentence: While playing football, time flies when you’re having fun.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


16. Get into the swing of things

Meaning: start enjoying an activity
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
Sentence: She quickly got into the swing of painting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤


17. A guilty pleasure

Meaning: something enjoyable but not very important or healthy
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ
Sentence: Watching TV all day is my guilty pleasure.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĨ¤


18. While away the time

Meaning: spend time casually
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: I while away the time by reading novels.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§œā§‡ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāχāĨ¤


19. Take your mind off something

Meaning: stop thinking about problems
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāύ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋
Sentence: Hobbies help take your mind off stress.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ– āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāύ āϏāϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


20. In one’s element

Meaning: doing something one enjoys very much
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Sentence: She is in her element when she is dancing.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻžāϚāϤ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

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