Idioms for IELTS Speaking - Describing People

Using idioms in your IELTS Speaking and Writing tests help increase your overall score. It's worth learning these ones about people, since there are many questions asking you to describe a person you know of.

Idioms to describe people

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  Hard nut to crack- a person who is difficult to know well.
  Jan is a hard nut to crack. I can’t figure her out.
• One tough cookie- tough, strong (in life and/or physical strength)
  My mom is one tough cookie. She raised my brothers and I all by herself, and still managed to get
  her college degree.
• All things to all people- be everyone’s friend, do everything for others
  I must stop trying to be all things to all people. It’s exhausting, and I have nothing left for myself.
  Backseat driver- person who tells someone how to do something, when he/she is not in control and
  shouldn’t talk
  I hate it when Mike acts like a backseat driver. He’s always telling me how to do my work, and he
  has no idea what I’m trying to do.
• Tough as nails- super strong and tough
  Victor is tough as nails, man. His could lift a car, I swear. I wouldn’t mess with him.
• Jack of all trades, master of none- kind of good at many things, not really good at anything specific
  Story of my life- jack of all trades, master of none. I can sort of draw, kind of sing, kind of play the
  guitar, but I’m not really good at any of these things.
• Don't hide your light under a bushel. Do not conceal your talents or abilities.
  self-effacement in British. noun. the act of making oneself, one's actions, etc, inconspicuous, especially
  because of humility or timidity. Hack IELTS Tips from Carlita, an experienced British IELTS speaking online coach.