Idioms of feelings

Idioms describing Feelings

What are idioms?

Idioms are phrases that people

use in everyday language which

do not make sense literally, but

we understand what they mean.

How do we use idioms?

An idiom is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase’s literal meaning. For example, if you say you’re feeling “under the weather,” you don’t literally mean that you’re standing underneath the rain. “Under the weather” is an idiom that is universally understood to mean sick or ill.

Multiple Choice

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My heart was in my mouth when I saw my dad fall off the ladder.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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My sister always borrows my clothes and it drives me up the wall.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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Eddie was over the moon when his parents bought him a new game console.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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Harry nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw a big snake in the kitchen.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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Oliver went red as a beetroot when his grandma gave him a kiss in front of his friends.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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I felt on top of the world when I won the competition.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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There's always a lot of traffic on Monday mornings. It's a pain in the neck.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

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I fell off my chair in the middle of my Fench class. I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance