17 English Idioms Describing Personality & Character
Idioms to Describe Personality (Part-1)
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1) As Fresh as a daisy
someone who is lively and attractive, in a clean, fresh way
• After a good night's sleep, I will be as fresh as a daisy.
• My mother has been travelling for almost 12 hours, and she is still as fresh as a daisy.
2) Couch potato
a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life
• She's turned into a real couch potato since she subscribed to the sports channel.
3) Full of beans
a person who is lively, active and healthy
• Nisha was full of beans after a long sleep.
• My six-year-old son is full of beans! He has more energy than three adults
4) A bad egg
a person who is bad, dishonest, or unreliable
• Hey Dev, I think your neighbour is a bad egg.
• I don't want my little brother hanging around with the bad eggs on the street.
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5) Down-to-earth
sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly
• She is a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.
• The players like the coach because he is down-to-earth and honest with them.
6) Party pooper
a person who refuses to join in the fun of a party
• I hate to be a party pooper, but I am really tired
7) Eager beaver
a person who is willing to work very hard
• When he first started working he was a real eager beaver.
8) Wet blanket
a person who is not enthusiastic about anything and who stops other people from enjoying themselves
• I would love to go to the party, but with my cold, I am afraid I would just be a wet blanket.
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9) Party animal
someone who enjoys parties and party activities very much and goes to as many as possible
• She is not a party animal but she likes quiet dinners with friends.
10) Man of his word / Woman of her word
a man/woman who always keeps his/her promises
• He is obviously a man of his word, a man of integrity.
11) Know-it-all
someone who claims to know everything
• My brother is a real know-it-all, always telling me what to do.
12) Go-getter
a person who is determined to succeed, especially in business
• We only recruit go-getters who will be actively involved in the company's development.
13) Cheapskate
a person who is unwilling to spend money
• My uncle is such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself.
• We really need a new heater, but the landlord is such a cheapskate we will never get it.
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14) Busybody
a person who is too interested in what other people are doing
• She is an interfering old busybody!
• This government is full of interfering busybodies.
15) Armchair critic
someone who criticizes other people but who does not have any proper experience of the activity the other people are doing
• Stop being an armchair critic and let me fix my car since I know what I am doing here!
16) Jack-of-all-trades
someone who can do many different jobs
• George refuses to study one profession. He fails to understand that a jack of all trades is a master of none.
17) Gold digger
someone, usually a woman, who tries to attract a rich person, in order to get expensive things or money
• Dev's cousin warned him that Mani was a gold digger and was only interested in marrying him for his money.
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