Personality Features Flashcards
He is always considered as the life and soul of the party.
To be the life and soul of the party:
A fun person , someone who is the centre of activity.
He always bends over backwards to help us with our works.
To bend over backwards:
To try very hrd to help someone.
My mother is so broad-minded in spite of being religious.
Broad-minded: prepared to accept other views or behaviours.=narrow-minded
I’ve never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she’s so laid-back.
Laid-back: easy going
If you are fair-minded you’ll be less likely to overact to situations or be quick-tempered.
Fair-minded:
Treating people equally
Her friends describe her as fun-loving and energetic.
Fun-loving: enjoy having fun.
You’ll like Rosie - she’s good company
Good company: enjoyable to socialise with.
I’m not painfully shy! But being alone in most situations is more prefable for me.
Painfully shy: very shy.
Quick-tempered people tend to lose their temper easily.
Quick-tempered: to become wngry quicly
She is a quite , reserved woman.
They are not painfully shy but a little reserved.
Reserved:
Reserved people do not often talk about or show their feelings or thoughts
The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student.
Self-assured: having confidence in your own abilities or talents.= self-confident
Some people ar eso self-centred! They just think of their own interests and willings.
Self-centred: only interested in yourself and your own activities.
The captain was typically self-effacing when questioned about the team’s successes, giving credit to the other players.
Self-effacing:
not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other people.
You do need to be thick-skinned to survive as a politician here.
Thick-skinned: not easily affected by criticism.
You can always confide in her since she is so trustworthy.
Trustworhy:Can be trusted
I don’t trust her - I suspect she’s a bit two-faced.
Two-faced:
Someone who is two-faced is not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while seeming to be pleasant when they are with you.
He is very friendly and approachable individual , he actually made an effort to break the ice because I was to shy to strike up a conversation.
Graham’s always very approachable - why don’t you talk the problem over with him?
Approachable:
Friendly easy to talk to
He was a benevolent old man and wouldn’t hurt a fly.
She is a benevolent and good person who possesses a good heart.
Benevolent:
Kind and helpful.
She possesses a charming personality that illuminate people around her.
Illuminate: to light something and make it brighter
You should take more pride in your work.
Honesty is truly the personal trait I take pride in myself and want to share with you today.
Take pride in :
to feel very pleased about something or someone you are closely connected with.
Our history teacher never talks down to us.
My boss treats me like a child.
She is always talking down to me.
Talk down to sb:
To speak to someone in a simple way , as if the person cannot understand things as well as you can
I really put my foot in it, I asked her if jane was her mother, but she said jane is her sister
Put Your foot in it:
To say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone
My sister is very direct and always speaks her mind, but at least she never talks about people behind their backs.
Behid sb’s back:
Without somebody knowing about it
Speak your mind:to say exactly what you think in a direct way
What a bad situation, I had asked my child to do something and he answered me back.
Don’t you dare answer me back, young lady!
Answer sb back:
Reply Rudely to somebody who has more authority than you.
I’m always telling her off for being so cheeky.
The teacher told me off for swearing.
If you make your sister cry, you will get told off.
Tell sb off:
Speak angrily to somebody for doing something wrong
Rosa was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!!!
I was in a meeting with my boss and I couldn’t get a word in edgeways!!!
Not get a word in edgeways:
To Not be able to say anything because someone else is takking all the time
Do you think he managed to get his ideas across?
The campaign had clearly failed to get its message across to the public.
Get something across:
To manage to make someone understand or believe something
Did you get through to the complaints department?
Succeed in speaking to somebody on the phone
I’ve got something on this Tuesday, but I’m free on wednesday
Have got sth on:
You have planned to do something
I’m absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.
Be snowed under sth:
To have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all.
I don’t feel up going out tonight.
Feel up:
To have the energy to do something
Of course there is some truth in all this , but only up to a point
The new traffic system worked up to a point , but it had its problems.
Up to a point:
Partly
The fact that he doesn’t want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited
Beside the point:
Not related to the subject being discussed
