Life
can be interesting because there is not exactly the same type of two people on
earth. Each has his or her own specific traits and personalities. This week, we
would like to go over some idiomatic expressions to describe personality.
<i> to not have a nasty bone in
one’s body: to be a mean streak
<ii> all mouth and no trousers: full
of boastful, arrogant, or shallow talk, usually by a male, who then cannot
deliver on his claims (=all hat and no cattle)
<iii> wouldn’t say boo (to a
goose /or to anyone): to be particularly shy, diffident, or
timid by nature/ To not say a word (to anyone); to keep quiet/ not to be
assertive
<iv> to keep himself to himself
(or keep herself to herself): to lead a very private and
unsociable life, while someone who is always lively and cheerful
<v> Someone’s bark is worse than
their bite.: One's actions will not be nearly as severe
as one's words imply.
<vi> a force of nature: a
person or creature possessing unnatural
or God-like power/ or if we describe an extrovert and energetic person as a
force of nature, we are probably mocking them at least a little
<vii> a cold fish: someone
who seems unfriendly and who does not share their feelings
<viii> a (nasty) piece of work:
a very unpleasant person
<ix> a wall flower: a
shy person, especially a girl or woman, who is frightened to involve herself in
social activities and does not attract much interest or attention:
<x> a skiver: a
person who is absent from work or school without permission
Ready to check your idioms to describe
the following people.
1.
Tom needs to know that our team manager has
been watching over us to secretly see who is the ______________ that often skips
early morning meetings.
2.
Bradley regrets that he has not been a good
boyfriend to Olivia. Olivia decided to leave him because she can’t stand his
coldhearted attitude anymore. Bradley is such a _______________.
3.
Don’t worry about what Ted said last night.
Although he sounds very intimidating and threatening, his ____________________________________________.
4.
Mary stays at the gym all day taking every
single exercise classes on a daily basis. My Gosh! She is a
_____________________________!
5.
The legendary pop idols Michael Jackson had
not shared his private life with public. He kept ________________________________________________.
6.
Are you sure Matt cheated on his loving
girl friend? Well…I believe he doesn’t have a
_______________________________________.
7.
Linda never goes to a party, because she
doesn’t want to become a _________________________ while everyone else is
having a good time, chatting and socializing.
8.
Today’s “Me, too” campaign in the States
has made all the sexually molested women break the silence and come forward to
find their right to speak up. They are not the same girl who wouldn’t
_________________________________________ anymore!
9.
You’d better steer clear of Jim. He is such
a nasty _________________________________. Everybody says he is so annoying and
even violent sometimes.
10. Ronald is wheeling out
the same old excuses for being way behind in his project that is due tomorrow.
He always toots his own horn or even cooks up a story to embellish his capability,
but everybody knows that he is all ______________________________________.
Answer Key
1.
<x> skiver
2.
<vii> coldfish
3.
<v> bark is worse than their bite
4.
<vi> force of nature
5.
<iv> himself to himself
6.
<i> nasty bone in his body
7.
<ix> wall flower
8.
<iii> wouldn’t say boo to a goose
9.
<viii> nasty piece of work
10.
<ii> all mouth and no trousers
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