Vocabulary for ESSAYS! 10 ADVANCED ENGLISH IDIOMS for C1 & C2 Cambridge exam & IELTS essays.

Level up your essays with these advanced English idioms! C1/C2 level vocabulary.

Share your examples in the comments!

Ben Gill
English Teacher

0:00 Intro
1:11 Go the extra mile
1:48 Come full circle
3:03 Tip of the iceberg
4:24 The bottom line
5:02 The big picture
5:54 Shed light on sth
6:38 Read between the lines
7:28 Walk a fine line
8:16 Cut corners
8:51 A blessing in disguise
10:05 Watch this next!

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[ronbeat]

I also used "not see the wood for the trees" in my C1 essay to sum up many negative details that would prevent people from understanding the main problem.

[richmck]

I am giving a C1 presentation tomorrow for teens who are about to embark on their journey to sit the C1 exam next year.
They will have abundant distractions so they will certainly have to go the extra mile…

[Kacper]

1. I always go the extra mile at work, because I would like to get a pay rise.
2. His addiction is only the tip of the iceberg. He has many more serious problems!
3. History often comes full circle, because many people not learn from their ancestors mistakes.
4. Their argument shed a light on severe problems in their relationship.
5. Cutting corners is the worst thing you can do, while learning language.

[dandelion]

Don't cut corners when performing a surgery on the heart.

[carolinarosinelli]

How nice is "the tip of iceberg" we really have this in Portuguese - Brazil! It is " A ponta do iceberg" ;)

[DepressedCapitalist]

As always, your lessons are top-notch. Thank you for your effort Ben. Cheers from Argentina.

[edilsonluizpereira]

You're always coming up with good idioms. Thanks a lot!

[razvanalexandrescu]

Thank you for your videos, you helped me getting my C1 Cambridge certificate.

[DavidPerez-wbts]

I took both your essential grammar course and the exam preparation one. Ben I couldn’t be more thankful to you. Thanks to your examples and teaching I managed to pass my C2 Proficiency Cambridge exam (208) From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much!

[sergeheute]

Thank you Ben, you are always so clear, it' s relaxing . Thank you.have a nice one.Serge from France.

[maxthirtyseven]

Thanks Ben, your examples are always cristal clear and make concepts much simpler 😊

[jormamaattanen]

If one does see the writing on the wall, it would be even more useful if read also between the lines.

[jg]

Thanks a lot for these idioms. I will try to use them more often and, if possible, in the C1 certification exam.

[SaiMalaysianCooking]

Indeed these idioms are common but useful.

[henneth]

Thanks Ben for all your videos! I have my C1 exam next week and I've been following your channel during all my studying process. I'll introduce a "to the point" expression in either the writing or the speaking part as a tribute to your channel ;)

[kalinaluz]

Thank you for another portion of vocabulary knowledge, Ben! You mentioned "read between the lines" and I was thinking about the expression "read the room".😂

[barbazan]

What about the idiom more than meets the eye? Is it formal enough or not really? Transformers G1 lover here! ✋

[mq]

Oh, Hi Ben.Thank you very much for your tips.Im taking my C1 on December, but I'm sure this time I'll make it as I held off passing it.

[ndrmkhn]

Thank you for the new bunch of idioms and for the prɪvəsɪ! I always thought and used it as praɪvəsɪ and only today have looked into a dictionary realizing American and British diff in pronunciation.

[moler]

This is the video I have been waiting for!!!
Thanks Ben.I am writing this comment before watching this video
Keep going!