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
