Idioms related to the feelings of HAPPINESS or JOY

How are we all feeling these day? We are concerned, discouraged, and devastated by the global pandemic situation caused by Corona Virus. Shall we just snap out of the feelings of depression even for a moment? Here are some expressions to express happiness.

   

   1.   to be full of the joys of spring: to be happy, lively, cheerful, and filled with energy or vigor

   2.   like a dog with two tails: very pleased and happy because something good has happened

   3.   a happy camper or a happy bunny: a happy person. More often it seems to be used with "not" to describe “unhappiness”

   4.   Life is just a bowl of cherries: (This expression is often used ironically to mean the opposite.)"Everything in life is going great/ Life is wonderful/ very pleasant….or just the opposite. (in a humorous way)

   5.   as pleased or proud as punch: very pleased especially because one achieves something; 'As pleased as Punch' derives from the puppet character Mr. Punch in the show titled “Judy and Punch”. Surprisingly, Mr. Punch’s character had negative traits. He was delighted in his evil works, which was beating other characters to death

   6.   to have stars in one’s eyes: very hopeful and enthusiastic about what is going to happen to you in the future

   7.   tickled pink: to be delighted/ thrilled/ pleased/overjoyed

   8.   whatever floats your boat: whatever makes you happy/ whatever soothes your soul/ whatever works best for you

*This expression can be used in case that although an idea or plan does not seem good to you, you can accept that someone else likes it








Time to practice!

   

   1.  When Jenn gave a great big smile to Brad, he became ______________ pink and said to himself ‘Yes!!! Maybe we’ll make a great couple once again.’

   2.  Daryl was as proud as _____________ that he was selected as the chairperson of his car meet.

   3.  Lauren did not look like a happy ______________ when she broke up with Matt.

   4.  Look at all those young ones out there auditioning for this role. They all have _______________ in their eyes.

   5.  Harry was late to school, forgot his homework, and even got into a fist fight with Jared. He said “What a long day I had!!! Oh, yeah, life is just a bowl of ______________, isn’t it?”

   6.  Josh: Tim, how about going to a rock concert on my birthday?

Tim: Yeah, whatever __________________________.

   7.  When Diane got the hard-earned ticket to her fave singer’s concert, she was like a dog with __________________.

  

   8.  Jean won her age group in the trail race, which made her full of the _______________________________.

Answer Keys

1.  tickled

2.  punch

3.  camper or bunny

4.  stars

5.  cherries

6.  floats your boat

7.  two tails

8.  joys of spring

Bird Word Scramble

Are you a bird watcher or stalker? 😊 Try to unscramble the popular North American birds below.



Example:  prswaor: ________________,     answer: sparrow

   1.   nidralca: ________________

   2.   rekuty: _________________

   3.   cnifh: _________________

   4.   drocewpkeo: ______________

   5.   mhbigrmudni:__________________

   6.    boirn: _______________

   7.   leacpni: ________________

   8.   riooel: ________________

   9.   kiehaeccd: _________________

   10.               raekapte: __________________

   11.               luelasg: __________________

Answer Keys

   

   1.   cardinal

   2.   turkey

   3.   finch

   4.   woodpecker

   5.   hummingbird

   6.   robin

   7.   pelican

   8.   oriole

   9.   chickadee

   10. parakeet

   11.  seagull

Two-Word-Idioms with letter "L" (from NPR Sunday Puzzle)

Let us solve the Sunday word puzzle from the National Public Radio (On-Air Challenge) , which was aired this last weekend. 


With the given words starting with the letter "L”, give me another word starting with "L" that will complete a common two-word phrase or idioms.


Ex. Three-letter answer

Language --> ____________: lab

Four-letter answers:

1. Lemon ____________ :

2. Laundry ___________:

3. Loose: ___________ or loose ______________ :

4. Leading ___________:

5. Lady _____________:

6. Lava ______________:

7. La-la ______________:



Five-letter answers:

8. Last ______________:

9. Latin ______________:



Six-letter answers:

10. Love _____________: 

11. Lounge ______________:

12. Loss-_______________:

13. Lapis ________________:

14. Living ____________:

15. Little _____________:



Seven letters or longer:

16. Liquor ________________:

17. Lending ________________ :

18. Limited _______________:



Answer Keys

1. law

2. list

3. lips/ leaf

4. lady

5. luck

6. lamp

7. land

8. laugh

9. lover

10. letter

11. lizard

12. leader

13. lazuli

14. legend

15. league

16. license

17. library

18. liability

Words Beginning & Ending with the Same Letter

Form words that begin and end with the same letter. Each word has its definition (with part of speech) that helps you get the word quickly.
e.g., ___ RAS ___   : ERASE

   

   1.   ___INDO___ : (noun) meaning a space usually filled with glass in the wall of a building or in a vehicle, to allow light and air in and to allow people inside the building to see out

   2.   ___YRICA___ : (adjective) meaning (of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer's emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way

   3.   ___APKI____ : (noun) meaning a square piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe the fingers or lips and to protect garments, or to serve food on

   4.   ____EMAN_____: (verb or noun) to ask authoritatively or brusquely/an insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right

   5.   ____AYHE_____: (noun) violent or damaging disorder; chaos

   6.   _____REGAN____ : (noun) culinary herb which is a bushy perennial mint with leaves that are used as a seasoning and a source of aromatic oil

   7.   ____ARDIA____ : (adjective) of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart

   8.   ______YPIS______ : (noun) someone who works in an office typing letters and other documents

   9.   _____TRES______: (noun) pressure or tension exerted on a material object/  a state of mental or emotional tension resulting from a very demanding circumstances

   10.               _____ANGE_____ : (noun) a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a public forest. : a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a national park. : a soldier in the U.S. Army who has special training especially in fighting at close range

   11.               ______RIM_____ : (verb) to dress or adorn in a careful manner

   12.               ______APE______ : (noun) a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest

   13.               _____INSEN______: (noun) one of the most popular herbal roots used to improve health in eastern Asia

   14.               _____GEND______ : (noun) list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting

Answer Keys

   

   

   

   1.  W (window)

   2.  L (lyrical)

   3.  N (napkin)

   4.  D (demand)

   5.  M (mayhem)

   6.  O (oregano)

   7.  C (cardiac)

   8.  T (typist)

   9.  S (stress)

   10.              R (ranger)

   11.              P (primp)

   12.              L (lapel)

   13.              G (ginseng)

   14.              A (agenda)

a short piece of poem

Virus

by Jean Lee

Something that makes people keep alienating one another

Something that brings deafening silence and hatred to an enclosed area

Something that steals human kindness

Something that turns compassion into a bunch of trinket

Something that reaches and attaches to a cell faster than the enmity formed in mind

Something that fits random humans out there like a key slipping into a lock

Something that ignites flame of anger that feels stone cold of the heartless souls

Something that engulfs rational mind and warm smile at strangers possibly infected

Something that paints the town MAD

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Something that makes our fingers crossed all the time:

‘Please go away and fly out to the brightest planet, Venus. That’s where you might fit in rhyming with your own name.’