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People Idioms

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  • old as the hills
    someone who is very old
  • copycat
    someone who has few ideas of their own and does or says exactly the same as someone else
  • chatterbox
    a person, especially a child, who talks a lot
  • Jack of all trades
    someone who can do many different jobs or types of work
  • night owl
    someone who prefers to be awake or active at night
  • fat cat
    someone who has a lot of money, especially someone in charge of a company who has the power to increase their own pay
  • cheapskate
    a person who is unwilling to spend money
  • troublemaker
    someone who intentionally causes problems for other people, especially people who are in a position of power or authority
  • worrywart
    a person who often worries, especially about things that are not important
  • be a barrel of laughs / fun
    to be funny or enjoyable
  • class clown
    someone who behaves in a silly way, often intentionally, in class.
  • fair-weather friend
    someone who is a good friend when everything is fine
  • backseat driver
    a person who gives unwanted advice or criticism, esp. to the driver of a car
  • to be (as) good as gold
    (of a child) to behave very well
  • busybody
    a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them
  • oddball
    a person whose behaviour is unusual and strange
  • slimeball
    a very unpleasant person whose friendly manner is not sincere
  • black sheep
    a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family
  • to be (as) nutty as a fruitcake
    to be a very strange or crazy person
  • a whizz at/on/with something
    someone who is very good and successful at something
  • early bird
    someone who likes getting up early in the morning
  • armchair critic/gardener/traveller
    used to refer to a person who knows, or says they know, a lot about a subject without having direct experience of it
  • heart of gold
    someone with a kind and generous character
  • daredevil
    someone who takes unnecessary risks
  • cold fish
    someone who seems unfriendly and who does not share their feelings
  • Couch potato
    someone who is lazy and watches a lot of TV
  • pain in the neck
    someone or something that is annoying or difficult to deal with
  • crybaby
    someone who sheds tears frequently and easily.