Idioms to describe a person Flashcards
To say something that accidentally upsets someone, or embarrasses them
To put your foot in it
To be very similar
Like two peas in the pod
To be intelligent
As sharp as a knife
Not to be intelligent
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Very calm
Calm and collected
Very different
Chalk and cheese
At any time/ no matter what happens
Come rain or shine
Fat
Big-boned
Old
Getting on a bit
Short
Vertically challenged
If you don’t try or take risks, you won’t succeed
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
If you really want to do something, you can
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
To look exactly the same as
To be the spitting image of …
To say things (often bad) without thinking or realizing it
To be a loose cannon
To talk a lot without not realizing you are talking
To get carried away
It’s a characteristic of most people in that family
It runs in the family
Very clever/ intelligent
As bright as a button
To think quickly and improvise
To think on your feet
A close friend
A bosom friend
We are old friends
To go back a long way
To know someone very well
To know someone like the back of your hand
To get along very well with someone
To hit it off
To agree
To see eye to eye
You think in a similar way/ You admire that person’s way of thinking
A man/woman after your own heart
