14/02/2021
12 Romantic Idioms for Saint Valentine’s Day ⠀
1.Love at first sight ⠀
It was love at first sight...it means that we fell in love with each other right on the spot, as soon as we met. ⠀
2.Match made in heaven ⠀
A match in heaven refers to 2 people who are perfectly suited to each other. ⠀
3.Puppy love ⠀
Puppy love is a feeling of love that a young person has for somebody else. Adults often use the phrase to show they don’t think it’s very serious. ⠀
4.Head over heels ⠀
This expression is used when someone falls in love with another person very deeply and suddenly. ⠀
5.A blind date ⠀
It’s a date you have with someone who you haven’t met beforehand. ⠀
6.Those three little words ⠀
This idiom is a way of referring to the following three surfs: “I love you”. ⠀
7.Love is blind ⠀
If you are blinded by love, you don’t see the faults or the imperfections of who you love. ⠀
8.Old flame 🔥 ⠀
A person you loved in the past is an old flame. ⠀
9.Kiss and make up ⠀
After an argument, people normally kiss and make up. This means to become friendly again and forgive each other. ⠀
10.Lovebirds ⠀
When you call a couple “lovebirds” it’s because they are showing how much they live each other in public. ⠀
11.Pop the question ⠀
If your partner pops the question, it means he/she is asking you to get married, he’s he is proposing. ⠀
12.Tie the knot ⠀
An informal term for getting married. ⠀
11/02/2021
SOMETIMES, SOMETIME, SOME TIME⠀
Sometimes = occasionally ⠀
Ex. I sometimes go to the cinema. ⠀
Sometime = at an unspecified time in the future/past ⠀
Ex. We should have dinner sometime this week. ⠀
Some time = a period of time ⠀
Ex. It will take some time to finish this project. ⠀
03/02/2021
EXTREME ADJECTIVES⠀
Brilliant/fantastic/wonderful = very good ⠀
Awful = very bad ⠀
Delicious = very tasty ⠀
Disgusting = very unpleasant ⠀
Boiling = very hot ⠀
Freezing = very cold ⠀
Stunning = very beautiful ⠀
Spotless = very clean ⠀
Filthy = very dirty ⠀
Huge = very big ⠀
Tiny = very small ⠀
Astonishing = very surprising ⠀
Tragic = very sad ⠀
Hilarious = very funny ⠀
Furious = very angry ⠀
Terrifying = very frightening ⠀
Starving = very hungry ⠀
Exhausted = very tired ⠀
Packed = very crowded ⠀ ⠀
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25/12/2020
Christmas vocabulary ⠀
Merry/Happy Christmas 🎄 ⠀
•Bethlehem (the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ) ⠀
•chimney (a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace) ⠀
•Christmas Carol (a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas) ⠀
•cracker (a decorated paper tube that makes a sharp noise “crack!”) ⠀
•egg-nog (a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk) ⠀
•gingerbread man (a fairy tale about a gingerbread man who comes to life,outruns an elderly couple and various animals,and is devoured by a fox in the end) ⠀
•reindeer (a deer with large antlers found in some cold climates) ⠀
•shepherd (a person who looks after sheep) ⠀
•Xmas (abbreviation or informal term for Christmas) ⠀
21/12/2020
Mood idioms.Part 1 ⠀
When you feel happy: ⠀
•to be over the Moon ⠀
•to be on cloud nine ⠀
•to jump for joy ⠀
When you feel sad: ⠀
•to be down in the dumps ⠀
•to feel blue ⠀
•to be sick as a parrot ⠀
When you feel sick: ⠀
•to be under the weather ⠀
•to be as sick as a dog ⠀
18/12/2020
Useful phrases to express BOREDOM ⠀
•I can’t say I find it interesting. ⠀
•I don’t share your enthusiasm. ⠀
•It bores me to tears/death. ⠀
•It leaves me cold. ⠀
•It’s so dull. I can’t see what all the fuss is about. ⠀
•I’ve never watched anything so boring. I’m falling asleep. ⠀
•This is about as exiting as watching paint dry. ⠀
16/12/2020
Other ways to say TIRED ⠀
•Drained ⠀
•Drowsy ⠀
•Empty ⠀
•Faint ⠀
•Fatigued ⠀
•Fed up ⠀
•Exhausted ⠀
•Weakened ⠀
•Spent ⠀
•Weary ⠀
•Worn out ⠀
•Jaded ⠀
10/12/2020
Health problems. Part 2 ⠀
the flu: flu is the common name given for influenza. It is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages that causes fever and sever aching. ⠀
a headache: a continuous pain in the head. ⠀
heartburn: a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest. It is caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus. ⠀
(the) measles: an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin. It typically occurs in childhood. ⠀
a rash: a lot of small red spots on the skin that are usually itchy. ⠀
a sore throat: a condition of pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation of it. ⠀
a sprain: an injury to a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, caused by suddenly twisting it. ⠀
a stomachache (US) - stomach ache (Brit): The pain in a person's belly. Notice how the word can be spelled together or as two words, depending on the country. ⠀
sunburn: when the skin becomes red with inflammation as a result of overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. ⠀
a toothache: the pain in a tooth or teeth.⠀ ⠀
07/12/2020
Health problems. Part 1 ⠀
an allergy: a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel sick when you eat or touch a particular substance. ⠀
asthma: a respiratory condition where spasms in the lungs cause difficulty in breathing. An asthmatic uses an inhaler to calm the spasms. ⠀
a backache: a prolonged pain in the back. ⠀
a broken leg: when a bone in the leg is broken. A broken leg is put in a cast to help immobilize the leg so that it heals quicker. Other parts of the body with bones can also be broken, for example a broken arm, a broken wrist etc. ⠀
cancer: a serious disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells that kill normal body cells in a part of the body. ⠀
a cold: a common viral infection which causes mucus to run from the nose, gives a sore throat and often includes sneezing. ⠀
a cough: the act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound. ⠀
diarrhoea: (America English: diarrhea) an illness in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form. ⠀
an earache: pain inside the ear. ⠀
a fever: an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache. ⠀
05/12/2020
English idioms Describing Personality. Part 2⠀
Early bird: a person who wakes up, arrives at work,etc. before the usual time ⠀
Laid-back: a relaxed person who doesn’t get stressed or upset easily ⠀
Lone wolf: someone who prefers his own company and does not like socialising ⠀
Party animal: someone who likes to attend parties often ⠀
Rolling stone: a person who moves from place to place, job to job, without staying anywhere long ⠀
Rough diamond: someone who seems impolite or is not well-educated, but who has a kind heart and good character ⠀
Smart cookie: somebody who has got a strong personality or who is quite smart ⠀
Tearaway: a person who behaves in a stupid or wild manner, and frequently gets into trouble ⠀
Wet blanket: a person who ruins other people’s fun by staying pessimistic and complaining all the time ⠀