VOCABULARY OF IDIOMS FOR PEOPLE
Couch Potato – a lazy person who spends a lot of time sitting
Sentence – You are such a couch potato on weekends.
Troublemaker – a person who often deliberately causes trouble.
Sentence – I would hate you to think me a troublemaker.
Good as gold – very well behaved.
Sentence – The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
Nutty as fruitcake – Crazy, idiotic
Sentence – The kids are always nutty as fruitcakes when they want something sugary to eat.
Worrywart – a person who tends to dwell unduly on difficulty.
Sentence – Don’t be a worrywart. Everything’s going to be fine.
Whizz kid – a young person who is outstandingly skilful.
Sentence – He is not a financial whizz-kid like Mr Anwar.
Cheapskate – stingy person
Sentence – The cheapskate didn’t even pay for the cab.
Cheapskate – stingy person
Sentence – The cheapskate didn’t even pay for the cab
Slime-ball – a repulsive person.
Sentence – How can she go out with him? He’s such a slimeball!
Copycat – a person who copies another’s behaviour, dress, or ideas.
Sentence – Most copycats struck during the year that followed.
Cold fish – a person who is very reserved
Sentence – The old man’s a real cold fish. I’ve never seen him laugh
Backseat driver – a passenger in a car who gives the driver unwanted advice.
Sentence – I cannot stand driving with a backseat driver
Chatterbox – a person who likes to chatter or talk more.
Sentence – Listening can be more valuable than chatterbox
Barrel of laughs – a source of fun or amusement.
Sentence – The suppers are always a barrel of laughs.
Heart of gold – have a generous nature.
Sentence – Nancy is a rich woman with a heart of gold
Fat cat – a wealthy and powerful person
Sentence – His father is a fat cat business person.
Crybaby – a person, especially a child, who sheds tears frequently.
Sentence – Don’t be such a cry-baby – it’s only a scratch.
As old as hills – very old.
Sentence – This dress is as old as the hills.
Oddball – a strange or eccentric person.
Sentence – Why was Oddball so happy that day?
Oddball – a strange or eccentric person.
Sentence – Why was Oddball so happy that day?
VOCABULARY OF IDIOMS FOR PEOPLE
VOCABULARY OF IDIOMS FOR PEOPLE