9 Idioms describing people Flashcards
not feeling or showing any emotions such as sympathy, fear, or worry
as hard/tough as nails
unpleasant
a nasty piece of work
a kind person, good intention
her/his heart’s in the right place
difficult person to deal with
an awkward customer
word
annoyance
noun
nuisance
nuisance, difficult
a pain in the neck
word
to make someone angry/annoyed
verb
irritate
irritate everybody
gets on everyone’s nerves
sensible
to have your head screwed on
not suffer from vertigo/dizziness
to have a head for heights
good at maths
to have a good head for figures
bad memory
to have a head like a sieve
unaware of reality, always dream
to have your head in the clouds
much better than
to be head and shoulders above someone
refuse to think about a difficult situation in the hope you won’t have to deal with it
to bury your head in the sand
stay calm in a difficult situation
to keep your head
eccentric, peculiar
an odd-ball
word
emphasize
verb
exaggerate
very exaggerated in behaviour
over the top
absolutely crazy/mad
round the bend
neither left nor right option
middle of the road
thinks he/she knows everything
know-all
a person who is arrogant
a big-head
a lazy person
a lazybones/bone-idle
