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English B2

Idioms describing people

TermDefinition
he has a heart of gold very kind, generous
he`s as good as gold helpful, well-behaved, used generally for children
he`s as hard as nails no sympathy for others
he`s a nasty piece of work unpleasant
her heart`s in a right place is a good and kind person even though they don`t always seem so
he`s such an awkward customer difficult peson to deal with
she`s a pain in the neck nuisance, difficult
he gets on everyone`s nerves irritates everybody
to have your head screwed on be sensible, informal
to have a head for heights not suffer from vertigo (запаморочення)
to have a head like a sieve bad memory
to have a good head for figures be good at maths
to have your head in the clouds unaware of reality
to be head and shoulders above smn much better than
to bury your head in the sand refuse to think about a difficult situation in the hope you won`t have to deal with it
to keep your head stay calm in a difficult situation
she`s a bit of an odd-ball peculiar, stange
he`s really over the top very exaggerated (перебільшений) in behaviour
he`s (gone) round the bend, if you ask me absolutely crazy/mad
my politics are very middle-of-the-road very normal, no radical ideas, neither left nor right wing
Sam`s teacher`s pet teacher`s favourite
Laura`s top of the class
Harry is a real know-all (out of class sit) thinks he knows everything
Ali`s a bit of a big-head (out of class sit) has a high opinion of him/herself
Anna`a a lazy-bones (out of class sit)
classroom situation
go up that tower
be out of touch with reality
no point no sense
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