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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. ⠀

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. ⠀

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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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) ⠀

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 ⠀

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. ⠀

Other ways to say TIRED ⠀

•Drained ⠀

•Drowsy ⠀

•Empty ⠀

•Faint ⠀

•Fatigued ⠀

•Fed up ⠀

•Exhausted ⠀

•Weakened ⠀

•Spent ⠀

•Weary ⠀

•Worn out ⠀

•Jaded ⠀

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.⠀ ⠀

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. ⠀

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 ⠀