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English B2
Idioms describing people
Term | Definition |
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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 |