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English Idioms
🔸Describing Character And Personality
1. Pain in the neck – an irritating, annoying person
Ex. Sarah is such a pain in the neck these days.
2. A people person – an outgoing person who gets along with people really well and is a good listener
Ex. Tom is enthusiastic and positive and he is a people person.
3. Party animal – someone who likes to attend parties often
Ex. Are you going out again tonight? You are such a party animal.
4. Cheapskate – a mean person who doesn’t like spending money
Ex. He was always a cheapskate even though he was earning $100,000 a year.
5. Happy camper – a person who is always happy and satisfied. We often use ‘happy camper’ in the negative.
Ex. The apartment was much smaller than I expected, I was not a happy camper.
6. Nerd – someone who is very interested in science or technology, particularly in computers
Ex. He spends all weekends at his laptop, he is such a nerd.
7. Life and soul of the party – someone who is energetic, and good fun during social occasions.
Ex. It was a great night, Jim was life and soul of the party.
8. Dipstick – a person who seems to be stupid (very informal)
Ex. I don’t know whether to laugh or be angry at his behaviour. What a complete dipstick!
9. Down-to-earth – someone who is practical and close to reality, who accepts other people as equals
Ex. Despite his wealth, he was a down-to-earth man. He was very generous and had a kind heart.
10. Early bird – a person who wakes up, arrives to work, etc. before the usual time
Ex. My Mum is the early bird in our family, she gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning.
11. Wimp – a weak person, someone who lacks confidence.
Ex. I always avoid confrontations, I am such a wimp.
12. Golden boy – a winning person that everyone is fond of.
Ex. Ronaldo was a golden boy of football.
13. Big mouth – someone who is not able to keep a secret
Ex. Never tell her a secret, she’s got a really big mouth.
14. Tearaway – a person who behaves in a stupid or wild manner, and frequently gets into trouble.
Ex. Jack was a bit of a tearaway in secondary school, always getting into trouble.
15. Busybody – a person who expresses great interest in other people’s private lives
Ex. My next-door neighbour is a real busybody.
16. Laid-back – a relaxed person who doesn’t get stressed or upset easily
Ex. Our managing editor was a laid-back person but he’s recently begun snapping at the employees.
17. Bossy boots – someone who likes to dominate other people and often tells them what to do
Ex. She is a bit of a bossy boots and always wants to get things perfect.
18. Moaning Minnie – a person who complains a lot about insignificant things.
Ex. Oh, stop being a Moaning Minnie! Just concentrate on your homework.
19 Smart cookie – somebody who has got a strong personality or who is quite smart.
Ex. Katie is such a smart cookie, she can make any project a success.
20. Wet blanket – a person who ruins other people’s fun by staying pessimistic and complaining all the time.
Ex. Katie is so negative about everything, she is such a wet blanket.
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Chatterbox – a person who talks a lot
Ex. My son always gets detentions in school for talking in class, he is such a chatterbox.
22. Rough diamond – someone who seems impolite or is not well-educated, but who has a kind heart and good character.
Ex. Mike may be a rough diamond, but he is kind and always willing to help.
23. Cold fish – someone who has very little emotions, who is regarded as hard-hearted and unfeeling
Ex. John said nothing at all when I told him about my problems. He is a cold fish.
24. Dark horse – someone who has greater abilities than he shows or than other people are aware of
Ex. I didn’t know Nick could play the guitar so well. He is a real dark horse!
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