Love Idioms

6. Pop the Question and Ask for Someones Hand in Marriage Pop the question and ask for someones hand in marriage are idioms that refer to marriage proposals. Pop the question is casual while ask for someones hand in marriage is a little formal. Example: The prince asked for her hand in marriage in an elaborately planned proposal in the yacht. 7. Tie the Knot, Walk Down the Aisle and Get Hitched The idioms tie the knot, walk down the aisle and get hitched mean to get married.Get hitched is a bit informal in tone while walk down the aisle signifies getting married in a church where there is an aisle. Example: She walked down the aisle in style, wearing her gorgeous mermaid-cut tulle wedding gown. 8. On the Rocks

1. Puppy Love Puppy love is an idiom that refers to the strong feeling of affection between two young people. It is also called young love. Example: They say it is just puppy love. The high-school sweethearts say it is true love. 2. Head over Heels in Love and Hung Up On The idiomatic expressions head over heels in love and hung up on both mean to be very much in love with another person. They can even mean obsession or infatuation. Example: Hes head over heels in love with Sue! Hes totally hung up on her. 3. Hit it Off To hit it off is to instantly get along well with a person from the first meeting. It is an idiom that refers to instant connections. Example: They hit it off from the beginning and have been together for two decades now. 4. Whisper Sweet Nothings The idiom whisper sweet nothings implies saying intimate words to someone. Usually, people say sweet nothings in someones ears. Example: Grandpa whispered sweet nothings in grandmas ears while they were seated in the porch overlooking the lake. 5. Find Mr. Right Find Mr. Right is an idiom that connotes finding the right male partner. This idiom specifically says that Mr. Right is a husband material or somebody who can be a future husband. Example: She wants to find Mr. Right. At her age, she feels that shes ready for marriage.

On the rocks is an idiom that connotes having problems in a relationship. Example: The relationship is on the rocks and the couple seems unable to find ways to resolve their differences. 9. Kiss and Makeup Kiss and makeup is an idiom that means becoming friends or lovers again after a nasty fight. Example: We are quick to kiss and makeup. We make sure arguments make us stronger, not weaker. 10. A Match Made in Heaven The idiom a match made in heaven refers to two people in a relationship who seem to get along with each other extremely well. Example: They are a match made in heaven. They enjoy doing things together and cannot stand being away from each other for even a single day.

Anger Idioms
Blow a fuse

To be up in arms

If you are up in arms about something, you are very angry. "The population was up in arms over the demolition of the old theatre." If you tell somebody to get off your back, you ask them to stop finding faults or criticizing you. Originating as a humorous comment about one's hair being unmanageable, this term has broadened to mean 'a day when everything seems to go wrong'. "What's wrong with Jenny? Is she having a bad hair day?" If someone is behaving like a bear with a sore head, they are very irritable and bad-tempered. "When his team lost the match, Brad was like a bear with a sore head." If you bite someone's head off, you criticize them strongly (and perhaps unfairly). "I worked 10 hours a day all week and my boss bit my head off for not doing my share of the work!"

If you blow a fuse, you suddenly lose your temper and become very angry. "Charlie blew a fuse yesterday when he discovered that his ipod had been stolen." When a furious person blows a gasket, they explode with anger. "When the shop was burgled for the third time, the owner blew a gasket." If you blow your top, you suddenly become very angry. "When my mother saw the state of the apartment after the party, she blew her top!" To say that you have a bone to pick with somebody means that you are annoyed with them and want to talk to them about it. If you are in somebody's good or bad books, you have their approval or disapproval. "I'm in my wife's bad books at the moment because I forgot our wedding anniversary!" If someone is cheesed off with something, they are annoyed, bored or frustrated. "Julie is absolutely cheesed off with her job. This expression is used to show irritation, exasperation or anger. "For crying out loud! Turn that

Blow a gasket

Get off my back!

Blow your top

A bad hair day

Have a bone to pick with someone

Like a bear with a sore head

In somebody's good/bad books

Bite someone's head off

Cheesed off

For crying out loud

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"When he tried to put the blame on Pete, he was sent away with a flea in his ear." A person who flies off the handle becomes suddenly very angry. "Dad flew off the handle when I told him I had damaged his new car." Someone who foams at the mouth is extremely angry about something. "The director was foaming at the mouth when he saw a picture of his children in the newspaper."

Cut no ice (with somebody)

If something cuts no ice, it has no effect or makes no impression on someone. "Her explanation cut no ice with the teacher who said he would tolerate no more unjustified absences." If you say cut it out to someone, you are telling them to stop doing something. "I've had enough of your insinuations, so just cut it out!" If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something that greatly annoys or irritates you. "I can't concentrate with all the noise it's driving me up the wall!" Someone who is fit to be tied is extremely irritated, upset or angry. "Harry was fit to be tied when his dog dug up the flowers he had planted." If you get or take flak, you receive severe criticism for something you have done. "He got a lot of flak for the way he handled the situation." After an attempt at something, if you are sent away with a flea in your ear, you are angrily reprimanded or humiliated.

Fly off the handle

Cut it out!

Foam at the mouth

Drive up the wall

If you get your knickers in twist, you are angry, nervous or upset Get your knickers in faced with a difficult situation a twist. "Don't get your knickers in a twist! Everything is under control." If you make someone react angrily by jokingly saying something that you know will irritate them, you get a rise out of them. "He gets a rise out of his daughter by asking about her latest diet." If you are getting in somebody's hair, you are annoying them so much that they can't get on with what they're doing. "I'd finish the report more quickly if my colleague wasn't getting in my hair all the time!"

Fit to be tied

Get a rise out of somebody

Get/take flak

Get in someone's hair

Flea in one's ear

Give it a rest!

If someone tells you to give it a rest, they are asking you to stop doing something such as complaining or talking continuously. "All you talk about is politics - give it a rest...please! " If you tell someone exactly what you think, in a very angry manner, you give them a piece of your mind. "Jack was so irritated by his neighbours' behaviour that he decided to give them a piece of his mind." If you give the (rough) edge of your tongue, you scold someone severely or speak to them very aggressively or rudely. "My boss was so angry that I really got the rough edge of his tongue." When you scold someone severely, you give them a tonguelashing. "The teacher gave Jeremy a tonguelashing when he arrived late for school."

"My dad went ballistic when he saw the state of the garden after the barbecue." A person who goes off the deep end becomes suddenly very angry or emotional. "The old lady went off the deep end when her cat was killed." If you go spare you lose your temper completely. "Lea's dad would go spare if he found out how much she had spent in London!" If someone goes through the roof, they become very angry "His father went through the roof when Paul damaged his new car." This expression is used to express relief at becoming free of an unpleasant or unwanted person or thing. "Our horrible neighbour has moved house, and all I can say is 'good riddance'!" If you harp on (about) something, you tire others by continuously and tediously talking about it. "My parents are always harping on about my school results." If you haul someone over the coals, you reprimand them harshly because they have done something wrong or incorrectly.

Go off the deep end

Give someone a piece of your mind

Go spare

Go through the roof

Give the (rough) of one's tongue

Good riddance!

Give someone a tongue-lashing

This expression is used when there are signs that a fight is about (The) gloves are off! to start. "The two candidates are out of their seats. The gloves are off!" Go ballistic When someone goes ballistic, they become very angry.

Harp on (about) something

Haul someone over the coals

"He was hauled over the coals for the poor quality of his presentation. If you get hot under the collar, you feel annoyed, indignant or embarrassed. "If anyone criticizes his proposals, Joe immediately gets hot under the collar." If you jump down someone's throat, you suddenly start shouting at them in a very angry manner. "When I said the instructions were not very clear, she jumped down my throat." If you feel like kicking yourself, you are angry with yourself for something you have done or not done. "I could have kicked myself for forgetting Julie's birthday." To say that a statement or action is like a red flag to a bull means that it is sure to make someone very angry or upset. "Don't mention Tom's promotion to Mike. It would be like a red flag to a bull! If somebody comes down on you like a ton of bricks, they criticize you severely because you have done something wrong. "If you mix up the order the boss will come down on you like a Look daggers at someone

ton of bricks!" Someone who looks daggers at another looks at them very angrily. "David looked daggers at Paul when he invited his new girlfriend to dance." If someone makes your hackles rise, they make you angry. "Her constant criticism really makes my hackles rise!" If someone complains in an annoying way or becomes unnecessarily excited about something unimportant, they make a song and dance about it. "OK. You don't like carrots! There's no need to make a song and dance about it!" Telling someone to mind their own business is a way of saying that they are too interested in what other people are doing, or that they are interfering in something that does not concern them. "Don't tell me what to do - just mind your own business!"

Hot under the collar

Make one's hackles rise

Jump down someone's throat

Make a song and dance

Kick yourself

Mind their own business

Like a red flag to a bull

Like a ton of bricks

If a discussion or debate generates more heat than light, it causes anger or intense reaction but More heat than light doesn't clarify anything. "The meeting that was held to discuss the problem generated more heat than light."

If you have a quick temper, you get angry very easily. Have a quick temper "He makes me nervous - he's got such a quick temper." If you rant and rave about something, you protest noisily and forcefully. "The old man ranted and raved about the new waste collection system, but he had to accept it."

short fuse these days!" If someone sees red, they suddenly become very angry or annoyed about something. "Discrimination of any kind makes me see red!" If you are angry and threaten to skin someone alive, you mean that you are going to punish them severely. "If that kid damages my car again, I'll skin him alive!"

See red

Rant and rave

Skin someone alive

If someone gets a rap on/across the knuckles, they are punished or reprimanded, not very Rap on the knuckles severely, but as a reminder not to do that again. "Andy got a rap on the knuckles for coming home late." Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers. "A number of car accidents today are a result of road rage."

If you smooth somebody's ruffled feathers, you make that Smooth somebody's person feel less angry or offended. ruffled feathers "Tom took the criticism badly, but James managed to smooth his ruffled feathers" If someone is or gets steamed up about something, they become very angry, excited or enthusiastic about it. "Calm down - there's no need to get all steamed up about it! " If you annoy or irritate somebody by intervening in a situation that is their responsibility, you step on their toes. "I could offer some advice but I'm afraid of stepping on someone's toes."

Road rage

Steamed up

Someone who screams blue murder shouts or complains very loudly as if something very Scream blue murder serious has happened. "The crowd started screaming blue murder when the football match was interrupted." When someone has a short fuse, they are likely to become angry easily or quickly. "Be careful how you explain the situation. The boss has a very

Step/tread on someone's toes

Short fuse

If a situation, or someone's Stick in one's throat attitude, sticks in your throat (or craw) (or craw), it is difficult to accept and

makes you angry or resentful. "The way he treats women really sticks in my throat!" To say that a storm is brewing means that the atmosphere indicates that there is going to be trouble, probably with outbursts of anger or emotion. "As soon as we saw Pete's face, we knew there was a storm brewing." If you tear a strip off someone, you reprimand them severely for doing something wrong. "The teacher tore a strip off Charlie for being late again." If you tell someone a thing or two, you express your thoughts (usually criticism) very clearly. "Let me tell you a thing or two about your son's behaviour" said John to the boy's father. If something makes your blood boil, it makes you really angry. "His condescending attitude made my blood boil!" If you go too far, you do something that is considered extreme or unacceptable. "Stealing is bad, but stealing from a poor person - that's going too far!" This expression refers to something

biscuit!

very irritating or annoying. "After waiting for an hour, we were told that there were no seats left. That really took the biscuit!" The expression means that this is the latest unpleasant event, and that you cannot tolerate the situation any longer. "The kids are screaming, dinner is not ready, and now the dog has run away - that's the last straw! When someone (usually a capricious person) throws a wobbly, they have a fit of nerves or bad temper and lose all self-control. "He's very calm - not the type of man who'll throw a wobbly when he doesn't have a clean shirt!" Someone who finds it difficult to be patient with you, because of your irritating attitude or behaviour, can say that you are trying their patience "His constant interruptions began to try the teacher's patience." When you vent your spleen, you release or express all your anger about something. "Whenever Jack is angry about new government measures, he vents his spleen by writing to newspapers." If someone makes you so angry that

A storm is brewing

That's the last straw!

Tear a strip off someone

Throw a wobbly (or a wobbler)

Tell someone a thing or two

Try somebody's patience

That makes my blood boil!

That's going too far!

Vent your spleen

That takes the

Want someone's

head on a platter

you want them to be punished, you want their head on a platter. "He was so angry when he read the article about his family that he wanted the journalist's head on a platter." If someone doesn't get a wink of sleep, they don't sleep at all. "It was so noisy in the hotel, I didn't get a wink of sleep."

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I'm feeling very run down. There's a bug going round and I think I've got it. I'm feeling a bit off-colour/off-color. I'm feeling under the weather. Here is an expression for bad headaches. I've got a splitting headache. Here is an expression to indicate a lot of pain. My legs are killing me. My back is killing me. Here is an expression to indicate a serious illness. He's in a very bad way.

Heart Idiom 1. Cross Ones Heart and Hope to Die

Health Idioms
To say that you are in good health, you can use the expressions 'as fit as a fiddle' or 'fighting fit'. I've never felt better. I'm really fighting fit. After those vitamins the doctor gave me, I feel as fit as a fiddle. (Yes, 'fiddle' is another word for 'violin'. No, I don't understand the origins of this expression either!)To say that you are OK ( but are not in really good health) use 'I can't complain' I've had a bit of a cold but I can't complain. (As I'm still off work, I've not been able to check out if this expression is used in US English. I'll let you know later.)To say that you have recovered from an illness, you can use these expressions: I was knocked out for a few days but now I'm back on my feet. I was quite ill but now I feel as right as rain. I'm well on the way to recovery. The doctor gave me a clean bill of health. Here are some expressions to indicate you are not in good health. I'm a bit out of sorts. I'm going down with something.

An idiom that many children would say is cross ones heart and hope to die. A person who says this idiom is promising that what he or she is saying is true. Example: You promise to be my friend? Cross your heart and hope to die? 2. From the Bottom of Ones Heart An idiom that stands for sincerity is from the bottom of ones heart. If words do come from the bottom of ones heart, then those words are said to be pure. Example: You saved my life! I thank you from the bottom of my heart. 3. Tug at Someones Heartstrings When an action does tug at someones heartstrings, then that action can make a person feel either sympathetic or sad. Example: The sight of the couple hold hands while walking just tugged at my heartstrings.

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4. Have a Soft Spot in Ones Heart for Someone The idiom have a soft spot in ones heart for someone stands for having fondness or affection for a person. Example: She has a soft spot in her heart for her prodigal son. She accepts him for all of his failings. 5. Pour Ones Heart out to Someone Pour ones heart out to someone is an idiom that connotes telling ones true feelings to another person. These feelings might be a persons fears, hope, or regrets. Example: She poured her heart out to us. Shes going through a lot right now. 6. Heartbeat Away From Something When someone is a heartbeat away from something then that person is an heir to a coveted position or a successor of somebody important. Example: Marga is a heartbeat away from becoming the next CEO. She is the leading candidate for the position. 7. Wear Someones Heart on Ones Sleeve To wear someones heart on ones sleeve means to show ones feelings openly. Example: He wore his heart on his sleeves and talked lengthily about his failed marriage. 8. Young at Heart A person who is advanced in age yet still enjoys doing things that young people do is said to be young at heart. Example:

Old Elmer is young at heart and loves walking in the beach and chatting with his friends at the bar. 9. Not Have the Heart to do Something Somebody does not have the heart to do something when he or she is afraid or unwilling to say something that might hurt or offend another person. Example: Wilma does not have the heart to tell her mother that shes terminally ill. 10. With All Ones Heart and Soul A person gives something with all ones heart and soul when he or she does something with enthusiasm, energy, and much effort. Example: Dolly sang with all her heart and soul and won a major singing contest in her state.

1. All rolled into one This refers to being combined together to become a whole unit. Examples: Mr Jones is funny, gentlemanly, sporty, caring and respectful. He is what man people would say is ideal husband all rolled into one. Another example would be I love pasta, mashed potato and milkshake. This lunch is my favourite meal all rolled into one. Visiting California was the sand, sea and mountains all rolled into one.

2. Any old how

This is a common saying that people use to describe an action that is done carelessly and without much attention or care. Examples: When I am tired, I feel like doing my homework any old how. My mother was angry when I put the clothes away any old how, as she had to rearrange them all over again. Having an any old how attitude can be really irritating to people who are perfectionists. 3. A bed of roses This mean that a situation is peaceful, easy, pleasurable, without any trouble or challenge. Examples: Life is not a bed of roses. You have to work hard in order to do well in life. Since I was a child, I thought life was a bed of roses. It was only until I moved out to go to college that I realized that it was as easy as it seemed. Sergeant my dog sleeps and eats and plays - thats all it does. Life is such a bed of roses for him. 4. Have a green thumb / Have green fingers This is used to describe someone who is skilled at planting (think of plants and all their green leaves) Examples: My grandma has green fingers, just look at all those beautiful flowers blooming in her garden. After being unable to keep any plant alive for more than 2 weeks, I

have concluded that I dont have green fingers. Successful gardeners and farmers have green fingers. 5. A raincheck This refers to postponing an event. Imagine an outdoor event that is ruined by a sudden downpour - people are usually given a raincheck, which allows them to come back to the event another day. Examples: I have an emergency at work and I cant have dinner tonight like we planned. Could we have a raincheck please? We had to ask our boss for a raincheck as we had a last minute emergency to attend to. The concert we planned to attend was rained on, and so we were given a raincheck. Have you heard of other idiomatic expressions? Share them in the comments below!

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