SPEAKING IDIOMS

HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME: To have a very fun and exciting time

Sentence: We had a whale of a time on holiday.

ON CLOUD NINE: very happy and joyful

Sentence: I feel content with my life at the moment and I am on cloud nine.

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: feeling amazing, wonderful, ecstatic

Sentence: She was feeling on top of the world after winning the tennis tournament.

OVER THE MOON: extremely pleased and happy

Sentence: When he sent me flowers and a note, I was over the moon.

MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL: to make you very angry

Sentence: He is very selfish and arrogant, just hearing her voice makes my blood boil.

DRIVES ME UP THE WALL: it annoys you a lot

Sentence: I love my kids, but sometimes they drive me up the wall.

HIT THE CEILING: To get very angry and upset

Sentence: Dad’ll hit the ceiling when he finds out I’ve left school.

WIND ME UP: someone or something really annoys you

Sentence: It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life

GET ON YOUR NERVES: Meaning – someone annoys you a lot

Sentence: The noise those children make gets on my nerves.

AN ARM AND A LEG: Very expensive

Sentence: It cost me an arm and a leg to take my trip to Australia.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON: It Happens very rarely

Sentence: He comes round to see me once in a blue moon.

CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER: Feeling inferior or having a grievance about something

Sentence: He’s got a chip on his shoulder.