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Describing people with idioms

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  • Fair-weather friend
    Someone who is a good friend when everything is fine.
  • Class clown
    A student who disrupts the class and tries to make everybody laugh.
  • A whizz
    Someone who is really good at something techincal—like computers or maths.
  • Armchair critic
    Someone who criticizes others usually without knowing anything.
  • Crybaby
    Someone who cries a lot and for no good reason —not a real baby.
  • Curtain twitcher
    Someone who spies on their neighbours to catch them doing something wrong.
  • Black sheep
    The "bad egg" in the family; the one who is always in trouble.
  • Couch potato
    Someone who is lazy and watches a lot of TV.
  • Pain in the neck
    Someone who is really annoying and causes you a lot of aggravation.
  • Chatterbox
    Someone who talks non-stop.
  • Early bird
    Someone who likes getting up early in the morning.
  • Daredevil
    Someone who takes unnecessary risks.
  • Off with the faeries
    Someone who is a bit crazy and often has unconventional beliefs (often conspiracy theories).
  • Night owl
    Someone who loves to stay up late, either for work or leisure.
  • Jack of all trades
    Someone who can do many things with a degree of skill but not perfectly.
  • A loose unit
    Someone who is often out of control, has crazy ideas, often drinks allot
  • Cheapskate
    Someone who hates to spend money.
  • Copycat
    Someone who copies others.
  • Heart of gold
    A really good and kind person.
  • Barrel of laughs
    Someone who is very funny and makes others feel good in their company.
  • Slimeball
    An awful person who is also untrustworthy.