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English Idioms

Describing Character And Personality

1. Pain in the neck – an irritating, annoying person

Ex. Sarah is such a pain in the neck these days.

2. A people person – an outgoing person who gets along with people really well and is a good listener

Ex. Tom is enthusiastic and positive and he is a people person.

3. Party animal – someone who likes to attend parties often

Ex. Are you going out again tonight? You are such a party animal.

4. Cheapskate – a mean person who doesn’t like spending money

Ex. He was always a cheapskate even though he was earning $100,000 a year.

5. Happy camper – a person who is always happy and satisfied. We often use ‘happy camper’ in the negative.

Ex. The apartment was much smaller than I expected, I was not a happy camper.

6. Nerd – someone who is very interested in science or technology, particularly in computers

Ex. He spends all weekends at his laptop, he is such a nerd.

7. Life and soul of the party – someone who is energetic, and good fun during social occasions.

Ex. It was a great night, Jim was life and soul of the party.

8. Dipstick – a person who seems to be stupid (very informal)

Ex. I don’t know whether to laugh or be angry at his behaviour. What a complete dipstick!

9. Down-to-earth – someone who is practical and close to reality, who accepts other people as equals

Ex. Despite his wealth, he was a down-to-earth man. He was very generous and had a kind heart.

10. Early bird – a person who wakes up, arrives to work, etc. before the usual time

Ex. My Mum is the early bird in our family, she gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning.

11. Wimp – a weak person, someone who lacks confidence.

Ex. I always avoid confrontations, I am such a wimp.

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