Posts Tagged ‘Words used to describe a persons character’
dark horse
dog in the manger
dog in the manger
someone feels if they can’t have something then nobody will have it
Marvin didn’t get the corner office so he’s decided that it should become a storage area – that’s so dog in the manger!
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long face
a long face – look sad or upset
Read MoreIdioms based on character and appearance
two-faced someone who will say one thing to your face and another when you are not there high and mighty behaving in a pompous or arrogant manner a cry-baby very emotional, cries too easily skinny as a rake very thin as cold as ice a person who shows no emotion as mad as a…
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to commit to – a better word to use than ‘can’ for IELTS writing – determined
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I fail to understand why… – used to express a strong opinion about a behaviour
Read Morevindictive
vindictive – wanting revenge and not willing to forgive in a cruel way
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spineless – a person who is weak and too scared to deal with a problem
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rotten – food that is bad, decaying
Read Morecheerful
cheerful – someone who is happy and always smiling
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