Idioms to Describe People

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Idioms to Describe People

• Learning Material for Students
• Pille Valdmäe

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BLANKET

• IS SOMEONE WHO SPOILS THE ATMOSPHEREOR PREVENTS
  OTHERS FROM ENJOYING THEMSELVES BY BEING VERY
  BORING ANDNEGATIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING

• A WET BLANKET

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BODY

• A BUSYBODY

• ALWAYS WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES PRIVATE
  LIVES

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BOX

• A CHATTERBOX

• CANT STOP TALKING

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CRASHER

• A GATECRASHER

• TURNS UP AT PARTIES WITHOUT BEING INVITED TO THEM

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DEVIL

• LOVES TAKING DANGEROUS RISKS

• A DAREDEVIL

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DOG

• AN UNDERDOG

• IS USUALLY EXPECTED TO LOSE IN A COMPETITION WITH
  SOMEONE ELSE

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DUCK

• A LAME DUCK

• IS A FAILURE OR WEAK IN SOME WAY AND HAS TO BE
  HELPED BY OTHERS

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HOG

• A ROAD HOG

• IS A VERY SELFISH AND CARELESS DRIVER

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HORSE

• A DARK HORSE

• HAS A LOT MORE CAPABILITIES THAN HE OR SHE SHOWS
  OR THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF

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KID

• IS SOMEONE WITH LOTS OF MODERN IDEAS, ENERGY AND
  ENTHUSIASM AND WHO ACHIEVES A LOT WHILE STILL
  YOUNG

• A WHIZZ KID

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LEG

• A BLACKLEG

• CARRIES ON WORKING WHEN HIS OR HER FELLOW-WORKERS
  ARE ON STRIKE

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NECK

• A PAIN IN THE NECK

• IS A REAL NUISANCE AND MOST PEOPLE CANT STAND
  HIM OR HER

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PIG

• IS USED AS A SUBJECT IN MEDICAL OR OTHER
  EXPERIMENTS

• A GUINEA PIG

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SHOT

• A BIG SHOT

• IS A VERY IMPORTANT OR INFLUENTIAL PERSON

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WIDOW

• A GRASS WIDOW

• IS A WIFE WHO IS ALONE BECAUSE HER HUSBAND IS
  TEMPORARILY AWAY