Idioms on Emotions Flashcards

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1
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Reveal inner thoughts

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Bare your heart (or soul) to someone

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2
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Lose of self-control because if the intensity of the emotion/ feeling

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Beside yourself (with emotion)

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3
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Strong feelings for someone with whom you cannot have a relationship

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Carry the torch for someone

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4
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Someone is extremely upset or under server mental stress

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Come apart at the seams

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5
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Fail to express/show feelings or emotions

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Cork up something

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6
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Get rid of a strong emotion by expressing it

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Get something out of your system

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7
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Someone does not care about something

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Couldn’t give a hoot

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8
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Someone gets very angry/excited/enthusiastic about something

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Steamed up

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9
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Someone is worried

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In a stew

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10
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Admire someone very much

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Think the world of someone

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11
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Difficulties in expressing something

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Tongue-tied

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12
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Start crying to obtain something

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Turn on the waterworks

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