Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

Are you expecting grim grinning ghosts to come out to socialize tonight? With the Halloween mood fully ripe, let us go over some interesting idiomatic expressions containing spooky words. 😉        1.   witch hunt: a situation where accusations are made freely, especially against someone or something that is not popular with the majority    2.   ghost town: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource    3.   skeleton staff: the minimum staff needed by a company during a time where most staff do not normally work, such as a holiday, weekend, etc    4.   skeleton(s) in one’s closet / skeleton(s) in the cupboard: shameful or embarrassing secret    5.   to jinx something: to bring bad luck    6.   the witching hour: midnight    7.   boogeyman: an imaginary evil character ...

This week, let me share some interesting English expressions related to love and marriage.          1.    to get hitched : to get married     2.    sham marriage : a legal marriage that happens primarily or solely for practical purposes, rather than love     3.    to get cold feet : suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married     4.    cupboard love : insincere or superficial love motivated by selfish interest/   a show of love inspired by some selfish or greedy motive (Theidioms.com)     5.    smitten with… : in love with…/ infatuated with ….     6.    to let one’s heart rule his/her head : to act according to what you feel (=based on one’s emotions) rather than what is sensible     7.    to fix someone up with … ...