Slides About Idioms

Idioms. Idioms feelings. Over the moon / To be absolutely delighted. Speak volumes/ Expressing a reaction or opinion very clearly. Strike a raw nerve/ Upset someone because they are very sensitive about the subject. Put foot in mouth/ To say something offending. Pour your heart out/ Express your feelings to someone freely. Keep a stiff. Go bananas/ Become very emotional and start behaving in a crazy way. Cut to the quick/ Hurt someone’s feelings or offend them deeply. Dressed to kill/ Someone, especially a woman. Idioms beauty & appearance. Face only a mother could love/ Humoristic way of saying that someone is unattractive. Skin and bone/. Vertically challenged/ A humoristic way of referring to someone who is not very tall. Thin on the top/ Losing hair or going bald. Dressed up to the nines/ Wearing very smart or glamorous clothes. Cut a dash/ To make a striking impression by the appearance and attractive clothes. Face that would stop a clock/ Shockingly unattractive. Look like a million dollars (bucks)/ Looking extremely good. Idioms age. Knee-high to a grasshopper/ Refers to a very young and therefore small child. Long in the. Silver surfer/ An elderly person who uses the internet. Rob the cradle/ Having a romantic relationships with someone much younger than yourself. No spring chicken/ A person who is quite old or well past their youth. Get on in years/ Someone who is growing old. Over the hill/. Ripe old age/ To live until you are very old. Drinking age/ Referring to the legal age to purchase alcohol. Idioms body. Bad hair day/ A humorous comment about someone’s hair being unmanageable. Beat one’s brains. Eagle eyes/ Someone who notices things more easily than others. Win by a. Tongue-tied/ Difficulty to express yourself because you are nervous or embarrassed.

Over the moon / To be absolutely delighted. I was over the moon when I heard the good news. Wear your heart on your sleeve/ Allow others to see your emotions or feelings. You could see that she was hurt – she wears her heart on her sleeve.

Speak volumes/ Expressing a reaction or opinion very clearly. The happy smile on her face spoke volumes, when he proposed to her.

Strike a raw nerve/ Upset someone because they are very sensitive about the subject. You shouldn’t have mentioned divorce. They are separating and you struck a raw nerve.

Put foot in mouth/ To say something offending, upsetting or embarrassing someone. She really put foot in her mouth when she mentioned the party that Andy hadn’t been invited to.

Pour your heart out/ Express your feelings to someone freely. Elsa pours her heart to her grandmother. Cheesed off/ To be annoyed, bored or frustrated. Jenny is absolutely cheesed off with job.

Keep a stiff upper lip/ Contain emotions and do not let other people see your feelings. When she heard the bad news, she kept a stiff upper lip.