đ Water Places Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Coastline
Meaning (EN): The land along the edge of the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Sentence: The coastline of Bangladesh is rich in natural beauty.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ⧠āĻāϰāĻĒā§āϰāĨ¤
2. Shore
Meaning (EN): The land beside a sea, lake, or river
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻĻā§/āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ/āĻšā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāϰāĻž
Sentence: We walked along the shore at sunset.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
3. Bank (river bank)
Meaning (EN): The land alongside a river
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϰ
Sentence: Farmers live on the river bank.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āύāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
4. Beach
Meaning (EN): A sandy area next to the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāϤ
Sentence: Tourists enjoy swimming at the beach.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻāĻāϰāĻž āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5. Island
Meaning (EN): A piece of land surrounded by water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞāĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Sentence: Saint Martinâs is a famous island in Bangladesh.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĨ¤
6. Peninsula
Meaning (EN): Land surrounded by water on three sides
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϤāĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Sentence: The Indian peninsula has a long coastline.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞāϰā§āĻāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. Lagoon
Meaning (EN): A shallow body of water separated from the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻāĻā§āϰ āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: The lagoon is full of colorful fish.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϞā§āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻāĻŋāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
8. Estuary
Meaning (EN): Where a river meets the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻĻā§ āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: The estuary is rich in biodiversity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻšāύāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
9. Harbour
Meaning (EN): A place where ships are safe from the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āύā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: The ship entered the harbour safely.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻŦāύā§āĻĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
10. Bay
Meaning (EN): A wide curve in the coastline where sea enters land
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ
Sentence: Coxâs Bazar lies on a beautiful bay.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
11. Gulf
Meaning (EN): A large area of sea partly surrounded by land
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ
Sentence: The Persian Gulf is rich in oil resources.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāϰāϏā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ āϤā§āϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
12. Waterfall
Meaning (EN): Water falling from a height
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞāĻĒā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ
Sentence: The waterfall attracts many tourists.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻĒā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
13. Rapids
Meaning (EN): Fast-flowing part of a river
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Sentence: The river has dangerous rapids.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. Delta
Meaning (EN): Land formed at the mouth of a river
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻšāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Sentence: The Ganges Delta is very fertile.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦ-āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāϰāĨ¤
15. Marsh
Meaning (EN): Wet soft land with grass and water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Sentence: Birds live in the marsh.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰāĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
16. Reservoir
Meaning (EN): A large artificial lake used to store water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāϞāĻžāϧāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The city depends on a reservoir for drinking water.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāϧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
17. Tributary
Meaning (EN): A small river that flows into a larger river
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§
Sentence: Many tributaries feed the main river.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
18. Mouth (of river)
Meaning (EN): The place where a river flows into the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻšāύāĻž
Sentence: Fish are abundant at the river mouth.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻšāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
19. Stream
Meaning (EN): A small narrow river
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻ āύāĻĻā§/āĻāϰāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
Sentence: A clear stream flows through the village.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āύāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
20. Canal
Meaning (EN): A man-made water channel
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāϞ/āύāĻžāϞāĻž (āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ)
Sentence: The canal helps farmers irrigate their fields.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
21. Irrigation
Meaning (EN): Supplying water to farmland
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Sentence: Irrigation is essential for agriculture.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āώāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
22. Floodplain
Meaning (EN): Flat land near a river that floods easily
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻŦāύāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Sentence: Farmers grow crops on the floodplain.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻŦāύāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻāĻžāώ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
23. Wetland
Meaning (EN): Land that is always covered with water or marsh
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Sentence: Wetlands support many bird species.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
24. Marine
Meaning (EN): Related to the sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ
Sentence: Marine life is affected by pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
25. Freshwater
Meaning (EN): Water that is not salty
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ
Sentence: Rivers contain freshwater.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
26. Saltwater
Meaning (EN): Water containing salt (sea water)
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ
Sentence: Oceans are full of saltwater.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰ āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
27. Tide
Meaning (EN): Rise and fall of sea water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: The tide comes in twice a day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
28. Current
Meaning (EN): Continuous movement of water in a direction
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
Sentence: The sea current is very strong here.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
29. Pollution
Meaning (EN): Harmful substances in water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Water pollution kills fish and plants.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
30. Aquatic
Meaning (EN): Living in water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞāĻ
Sentence: Aquatic animals need clean water.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
Here are high-scoring IELTS Collocations & Idioms for the Water topic, with English meaning + Bangla meaning + example sentence.
đ IELTS Water Topic â Collocations
1. water shortage
Meaning: lack of enough water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻāĻāĻ
Sentence: Many countries suffer from water shortage.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. clean drinking water
Meaning: safe water for drinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϞ
Sentence: Access to clean drinking water is a basic human right.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
3. water pollution
Meaning: contamination of water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Water pollution is increasing in urban areas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
4. marine ecosystem
Meaning: sea life environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Sentence: Oil spills damage the marine ecosystem.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āϞ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻā§ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5. freshwater supply
Meaning: supply of clean water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš
Sentence: Cities depend on freshwater supply from rivers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞ⧠āύāĻĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
6. rising sea level
Meaning: increase in ocean level
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ
Sentence: Rising sea levels threaten coastal cities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
7. conserve water
Meaning: save water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We should conserve water for the future.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
8. heavy rainfall
Meaning: very strong rain
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Heavy rainfall causes floods in Bangladesh.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. water resources
Meaning: natural sources of water
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
Sentence: The country has rich water resources.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
10. coastal erosion
Meaning: land being destroyed by sea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: Coastal erosion is a serious problem.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
đ IELTS Idioms (Water Topic)
1. in deep water
Meaning: in serious trouble
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: He is in deep water after failing the exam.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. water under the bridge
Meaning: past problems not important now
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻāύ āĻāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: Their argument is water under the bridge now.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻ
āϤā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. come hell or high water
Meaning: whatever happens
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻā§āύ
Sentence: I will finish my studies come hell or high water.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻ āύāĻž āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤
4. a drop in the ocean
Meaning: very small amount
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ (āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ)
Sentence: This donation is just a drop in the ocean.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝāĨ¤
5. test the waters
Meaning: try something carefully
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: She tested the waters before starting business.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
6. make waves
Meaning: cause trouble or change
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻĄāĻŧāύ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The new policy is making waves in society.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻĄāĻŧāύ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
7. hold water
Meaning: be logical or valid
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻāĻāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: His explanation does not hold water.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻāĻāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
