Thursday, August 15, 2024

Idioms by Topics

  1.   Relationships (love, friendship, family)
  2.  idioms about feelings and emotions
  3. idioms about technology
  4. Work (career, business, teamwork)
  5.  idioms about school and education
  6. Body (feelings, health)
  7. Sports (competition, teamwork)
  8.  Money (spending, saving, earning)
  9. Weather (conditions, moods)
  10. Time (waiting, deadlines, passing time)
  11. Food (eating, taste, appetite)
  12. Animals (behavior, characteristics)


Relationships (love, friendship, family)

Idioms are a great way to add color and depth to your descriptions of relationships. Here are some common ones:

Love and Romance

  • Head over heels: Deeply in love.
  • Love is blind: People in love often overlook faults in their partner.
  • A match made in heaven: A perfect couple.
  • Butterflies in your stomach: Feeling nervous or excited, often about love.
  • Love at first sight: Falling in love immediately upon meeting someone.

Friendship

  • Thick as thieves: Very close friends.
  • A shoulder to cry on: A supportive friend.
  • A friend in need is a friend indeed: A true friend helps in difficult times.
  • Birds of a feather flock together: People with similar interests or personalities tend to be friends.
  • Hit it off: To like each other immediately.

Family

  • The apple doesn't fall far from the tree: Children are similar to their parents.
  • A chip on your shoulder: Feeling resentful or defensive, often due to family issues.
  • Blood is thicker than water: Family relationships are stronger than other relationships.
  • A family affair: An event involving the whole family.
  • The black sheep of the family: A family member who is different or disliked.
Absolutely! Let's use some idioms about relationships in sentences:
  1. John and Sarah are head over heels for each other. They've been inseparable since they met.
  2. My sister and her husband are the perfect couple. They're definitely a match made in heaven.
  3. When I told my best friend about my breakup, she was such a shoulder to cry on.
  4. My brother is the black sheep of the family. He's always getting into trouble.
  5. They hit it off immediately and have been best friends ever since.

Arguments and Disagreements

  • Bury the hatchet: To reconcile after an argument.
  • Pick a fight: To deliberately start an argument.
  • Cross swords: To argue or disagree strongly.
  • Let bygones be bygones: To forgive and forget past disagreements.
  • See eye to eye: To agree with someone.

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