Family vocabulary and idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I have a close-knit family

United family

This generation has a sheltered/middle-class upbringing

Privileged childhood/education

My brother is a helicopter father

An over-protective parent

Lilly fixed me up with her cousin

Introduced us (shipped us)

I have a soft spot for my student Bob

Bob is dear to me, important

Julie and Gigi live in each other's pockets

They are really close, spending all their time together.

We get on like the house on fire

We get on really well

Gemma is the spitting image of her aunt

Gemma looks exactly like her aunt

Impunctuality runs in the family

It's something very common in the family. Good or bad.

I had a long-distance relationship. It lasted 2 weeks

I was in Barcelona, he was in Berlin

My husband and I share the same values

We share the same philosophy

Earnest cheated on Nellie

Having an affair with another person

After 4 boyfriends, Helen settled down.

Begin a quiet, steady life

I keep in touch with my cousin Anna, but I lost touch with her brother

Contact/no contact

Jo and Mary stick together through thick and thin.

They stay together and help each other, even when there are difficulties or problems.

My family gets together on Birthdays and Christmas day/ My family have get-togethers on Birthdays and Christmas day.

Meet

I look down on my neighbour Isa, she's narcissistic.

I don't respect her, I don't want to be like her.

I look up to my friend Laura, she's very proactive

I admire her and want to be like her.

I get on/along with my team

We have a good relationship.

Christopher and Andrew split up

They broke up. They finished their relationship.

Oscar and Will have fallen out/ Oscar and Will had a falling out.

They had a fight leading to a separation (used with friends/family)

I take after my dad

We look alike/ We are alike (used with appearance/personality)