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Personality idioms

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  • someone who is rather unfriendly and seems to have no strong emotions
    a cold fish
  • someone who never changes his mind even when everybody tells him he is being unreasonable
    as stubborn as a mule
  • very tough and not always caring about other people's feelings
    as tough as nails
  • someone who spends all her time sitting at home, in front of the television
    a couch potato
  • a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them
    a busybody
  • someone who enjoys deliberately causing problems or starting arguments
    a troublemaker
  • a person who makes others work very hard
    a slave driver
  • someone who is very kind and always tries to do good, even if not always successful
    his/her heart's in the right place
  • someone who talks too much about really boring things
    a windbag
  • someone who prefers to be on his/her own
    a loner
  • someone who is old-fashioned and too serious and avoids enjoyable activities
    a stick-in-the-mud
  • very good, honest, and reasonable, and not thinking you are special in any way
    salt of the earth
  • a very difficult and unhelpful person
    an awkward customer
  • a person who gets up or arrives early, or who does something before other people do
    an early bird
  • a person who behaves as if they know everything
    a know-all
  • someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot
    a high-flyer
  • o have an angry or unpleasant attitude or way of behaving caused by a belief that one has been treated unfairly in the past
    to have a chip on one's shoulder
  • a person who does not like other people enjoying themselves
    a killjoy
  • someone who is always annoying people
    a pain in the neck
  • a person who prefers to be awake and active at night
    a night owl