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?