- Relationships (love, friendship, family)
- idioms about feelings and emotions
- idioms about technology
- Work (career, business, teamwork)
- idioms about school and education
- Body (feelings, health)
- Sports (competition, teamwork)
- Money (spending, saving, earning)
- Weather (conditions, moods)
- Time (waiting, deadlines, passing time)
- Food (eating, taste, appetite)
- 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:
- John and Sarah are head over heels for each other. They've been inseparable since they met.
- My sister and her husband are the perfect couple. They're definitely a match made in heaven.
- When I told my best friend about my breakup, she was such a shoulder to cry on.
- My brother is the black sheep of the family. He's always getting into trouble.
- 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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