American English Idioms - Emotions Flashcards
Identify common American English Idioms related to people.
leaves me cold
has no effect on me
“It doesn’t excite me at all. In fact, it just leaves me cold.”
on edge
anxious.
“He’s on edge because exams are tomorrow and he has a paper due.”
-ed to death
extremely (-ed)
“I am bored to death.”
“He tickled her to death”
in stitches
laughing a lot
“His joke left me in stitches.”
keep a straight face
not smiling or laughing
“It’s hard to keep a straight face when playing poker. Can you keep a straight face?”
burst out laughing
suddenly laugh loudly
“I couldn’t help but burst out laughing when he told me he was the greatest of all time.”
on top of the world
happy
“I had never felt so on top of the world as when my wife told me that she would marry me.”
over the moon
very please about something
“When I found out that I had been accepted to UPenn, I was over the moon.”
on cloud nine
very happy because of something
“All she needed to do was hold my hand and I felt like I was on cloud nine.”
see red
suddenly feel extreme anger
“When I see red, it’s over. Someone is going down.”
what got into him
why he became so extreme
“I don’t know what’s got into him lately. He usually does all his homework, but now all he wants to do is play Fortnite.”
lost it
lost control
“When the police called me and told me that my son was in jail, I lost it. How could he be so reckless!?”
head over heels
suddenly and deeply in love
“I didn’t think I could be head over heels in love with someone, but there I was.”
break someone’s heart
make someone very sad
“I don’t want to tell her. I don’t want to break her heart.”
pick up the pieces
rebuild something that was damaged
“After Raul left me, I had to pick up all the pieces and move on.”
