Emotions

20 words

1. 1

   let one's hair downidiom/lɛt wʌnz hɛə daʊn/

   to relax and enjoy oneself, especially after being formal or reserved

   “N/A”

2. 2

   make someone's blood boilidiom

   to cause someone to become very angry

   “Her constant lateness makes my blood boil.”

3. 3

   be in high spiritsidiom/biː ɪn haɪ ˈspɪrɪts/

   to be happy and lively

   “After the concert, everyone was in high spirits.”

4. 4

   cry over spilt milkidiom/kraɪ ˈəʊvə spɪlt mɪlk/

   to be upset about something that has already happened and cannot be changed

   “We missed the last train, but there's no point crying over spilt milk — we'll catch the next one.”

5. 5

   get a gripidiom/ɡɛt ə ɡrɪp/

   to regain control of one's emotions or behaviour; to calm down

   “N/A”

6. 6

   hold one's tongueidiom/həʊld wʌnz tʌŋ/

   to refrain from speaking, especially to avoid causing trouble

   “Although he disagreed, he held his tongue during the meeting.”

7. 7

   bite someone's head offidiom/baɪt ˈsʌmwʌnz hɛd ɒf/

   to speak to someone angrily, usually because you are annoyed

   “When I asked a simple question, she bit my head off for no reason.”

8. 8

   keep a straight faceidiom/kiːp ə streɪt feɪs/

   to avoid showing that you are amused or upset; to remain serious

   “I couldn't keep a straight face when he told the ridiculous plan.”

9. 9

   grin and bear itidiom/ɡrɪn ænd beə ɪt/

   to accept an unpleasant situation and endure it without complaining

   “When the meeting ran late, I just grinned and bore it rather than make a scene.”

10. 10

    pour one's heart outidiom/pɔː(r) wʌnz hɑːt aʊt/

    to tell someone all your feelings, especially your worries or problems

    “She poured her heart out to her best friend after the breakup.”

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    break down in tearsidiom/breɪk daʊn ɪn tɪəz/

    to suddenly start crying very strongly

    “She broke down in tears when she heard the tragic news.”

12. 12

    take it to heartidiom/teɪk ɪt tə hɑːt/

    to be very upset or affected by something that someone says or does

    “Don't take it to heart — the criticism was meant to help, not to hurt you.”

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    have a heart of goldidiom/həv ə hɑːt əv ɡəʊld/

    to be very kind and generous

    “Although she's shy, she has a heart of gold and always helps neighbours.”

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    have a change of heartidiom/həv ə ˈtʃeɪndʒ əv hɑːt/

    to change your opinion or feeling about something, especially emotionally

    “She was going to quit, but she had a change of heart and stayed.”

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    jump for joyidiom/dʒʌmp fɔː dʒɔɪ/

    to be extremely happy

    “When she heard she’d won the scholarship, she jumped for joy.”

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    be beside oneselfidiom/bi bɪˈsaɪd wʌnˈsɛlf/

    to be extremely upset or excited; overwhelmed with emotion

    “She was beside herself with worry after her son didn't come home.”

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    keep one's chin upidiom/kiːp wʌnz tʃɪn ʌp/

    to remain brave and optimistic in a difficult situation

    “Keep your chin up — things will get better next semester.”

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    wear a long faceidiom/weə(r) ə lɒŋ feɪs/

    to look sad or disappointed

    “You should stop wearing a long face — something good will happen.”

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    with a heavy heartidiom/wɪð ə ˈhevi hɑːt/

    feeling very sad about doing or saying something

    “With a heavy heart, she told them she couldn't adopt the puppy.”

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    have a chip on one's shoulderidiom

    to be resentful or combative because you feel you have been treated unfairly

    “He seems to have a chip on his shoulder about not getting promoted.”