Idioms

Idioms

1. It can be

   • Happiness
     • Used to express extreme happiness informally
       • Like:
         • Get a (real) kick out something
           • Meaning:
             • Very much enjoy doing something
               • I get a kick out of going for a run first thing in the morning before anyone else is up.
               • Example
         • Do something for kicks
           • Meaning:
             • Do something 'cause it's exciting, usually something dangerous
               • Example
                 • Sandra is keen to have a go at bungeejust for kicks
         • Jump for joy
           • Meaning:
             • Be very happy and excited about something that has happened
               • Example
                 • Rowena jumped for joy when she heard that she'd won first price
         • Be floating / walking on air
           • Meaning:
             • Be very happy about something good that has happened
               • Example
                 • I've been walking on air even since Chrs and I started going out together
         • Something makes your day
           • Meaning:
             • Something makes you feel very happy
               • Example
                 • It's great to hear from you. It's really made me a day
   • Sadness
     • Used to express extreme sadness informally
       • Like:
         • Out of sort
           • Meaning:
             • Slightly unhappy or slightly ill
               • Example
                 • Laura Is out of sort after she loose her money
         • Down in the dumps
           • Meaning:
             • Unhappy
               • He is down in the dumps since she leaves him
               • Example
         • It´s not the end of the world
           • Meaning:
             • What has pappened won't cause any serious problems
               • Example:
                 • Omar is in the 25-years-old crisis, it's no the end of the world
         • Just grin and bear it
           • Meaning:
             • Accept a situation you don't like 'cause you can't change it
               • Example
                 • Ana was just grin and bear it cause she broke her ankle
         • A misery guts
           • Meaning:
             • Someone who complains all the time and is never happy
               • Example
                 • Kike is a misery guts every time that someone remind his that he is not an engenieer
         • Sour grapes
           • Meaning:
             • Being jealous about something you can't have
               • Example
                 • I´m have sour grapes, because my best friend approves of the schoolar year
         • Puts a damper on
           • Meaning:
             • Stop an occacion from being enjoyable
               • Example
                 • Lee puts a damper on the party of his friend
   • Descrbing Health
     • Use to express the health of someone
       • It can be
         • Health
           • Like
             • Under the weather
             • Looking like death warmed up
             • Recharge his batteries
             • Felt off-colour
             • On the road to recorvery
             • On the mend
             • As right as rain
         • Mad
           • Like
             • He's not all there
             • She's off her trolley
             • He's not right in the head
             • She's gota screw loose
             • she's a basket case
             • He's off his rocker
             • She's one sandwich short of a picnic
         • Die
           • Like
             • She's popped her clogs
             • He's bitten the dust
             • She's given up the ghost
             • He's fallen off his perch
             • She's kicked the bucket