Lesson
Here are some emotional idioms to tell people whether you're happy, sad or angry.
All these idioms mean that you are absolutely delighted:
over the moon:
"He was over the moon when he heard the news."
thrilled to bits:
"She was thrilled to bits with her new bicycle."
in seventh heaven:
"They were in seventh heaven when they learned they'd won a cruise."
on cloud nine:
"When I got the job, I was on cloud nine for several weeks."
jump for joy:
"We jumped for joy when we got the mortgage."
These idioms mean you are feeling sad:
down in the dumps:
"When she left him, he was down in the dumps for a couple of weeks."
feel blue:
"She felt a little blue when she lost her job."
beside yourself (with grief, worry):
"When her son went missing, she was beside herself with worry."
Annoyed because you have missed an opportunity:
sick as a parrot:
"He was as sick as a parrot when he realised he had thrown away his lottery ticket."
These idioms mean that you are very angry:
see red:
"Don't talk to him about his boss - it just makes him see red!"
hopping mad:
"She was hopping mad when she found out her daughter had disobeyed her."
in a black mood:
"Be careful what you say - she's in a black mood today."
Less angry idioms:
cheesed off: "I was really cheesed off when I lost the competition."
to not be on speaking terms: "They're not on speaking terms at the moment after their row."
To be off someone's Christmas card list: "Oh dear. I think I'm off her Christmas card list after insulting her husband!"
have a downer on someone:
"What's John done? You seem to have a real downer on him."
rub someone up the wrong way:
"Those two are always arguing. They just seem to rub each other up the wrong way."
These idioms mean you don't know what to do:
at the end of your tether:
"I just can't cope. I'm at the end of my tether with all these bills and debts."
at your wits' end:
"He's at his wits' end. He's tried everything to solve the problem, but nothing has worked."
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