personality - idioms ES

A very shy person who prefers to watch the others rather than get involved.

• a mouse potato

• a couch potato

• a wall flower

• a wall potato

An older person who is good at using a computer and likes surfing the net.

• a wall flower

• a mouse potato

• a silver surfer

• an armchair traveller

A person who spoils all the fun.

• a wall flower

• an armchair critic

• an armchair traveller

• a wet blanket

A very sociable and popular person who is good at entertaining other people.

• a wet blanket

• a bookworm

• a bundle of nerves

• the life and soul of the party

A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time doing it.

• a bookworm

• a bundle of nerves

• an armchair critic

• an armchair traveller

A person who watches a lot of travel programmes but doesn’t actually travel anywhere.

• a wall flower

• a bundle of nerves

• the life and soul of the party

• an armchair traveller

A person who criticises other people and offers advice based on theory and not their own experience.

• an armchair critic

• a wet blanket

• a silver traveller :P

• a bundle of nerves

A very nervous person.

• a bookworm

• a wet blanket

• a bundle of nerves

• a couch potato

A person who spends all days watching television.

• a couch potato

• a mouse potato

• a bookworm

• a silver surfer

A person who spends all days surfing the net or playing games.

• a couch potato

• a mouse potato

• a bookworm

• a wall flower