Idioms Describing People & Relationships PDF
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This document provides a collection of idioms related to people, their characteristics, and relationships. It covers positive and negative qualities, idioms related to the head, social interaction, classroom scenarios, and relationship types. The resource is suitable as a learning reference for English learners.
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# Idioms Describing People ## Positive and Negative Qualities ### Positive - She has a heart of gold. - He’s as good as gold. - Her heart’s in the right place. ### Negative - She’s as hard as nails. - He’s a nasty piece of work. - He’s such an awkward customer. - She’s a pain in the neck. - He...
# Idioms Describing People ## Positive and Negative Qualities ### Positive - She has a heart of gold. - He’s as good as gold. - Her heart’s in the right place. ### Negative - She’s as hard as nails. - He’s a nasty piece of work. - He’s such an awkward customer. - She’s a pain in the neck. - He gets on everyone’s nerves. ## Idioms Based on ‘Head’ - _to have_ - your head screwed on - a head for heights - a head like a sieve - a good head for figures - your head in the clouds - to be head and shoulders above someone - to bury your head in the sand - to keep your head ## How People Relate to the Social Norm - She's a bit of an odd-ball. - He's really over the top. - He's (gone) round the bend, if you ask me. - My politics are very middle-of-the-road. ## Who's Who in the Classroom? Idioms for People in the Classroom - Sam’s teacher’s pet. - Laura’s top of the class. - Harry is a real know-all. - Ali's a bit of a big-head. - Anna's a lazy-bones. The last three idioms are used of people outside the classroom situation too. # Relationships ## Types of Relationships - a casual acquaintance - a good friend - housemates - ex - partner - married - colleagues - parents-in-law ## Internet Relationships - friends - contacts - unfriend/defriend ## Liking and Not Liking Someone ### Positive - like - respect - attract - be attracted to - love - adore - idolise - look up to - admire - fancy ### Negative - dislike - can’t stand - loathe - look down on - despise - leave someone cold ## Phrases and Idioms for Relationships and Dating - get on well (with each other) - don't see eye to eye - fallen out (with) - having an affair (with) - make it up - dating - seeing each other ## Common Mistakes We say: People make friends. It’s often difficult to make new friends when you move to another city.
