Отправлено: 23.10.11 15:50. Заголовок: useful vocabulary for IELTS

Below you can share any vocabulary units you find useful for IELTS speaking or writing

 Отправлено: 23.10.11 15:54. Заголовок: Idioms describing Fe..

Idioms describing Feelings or mood

If someone is as happy as the day is long - they are extremely content, satisfied, happy
If someone is on cloud nine - they are extremely pleased and happy
If someone is in high spirits - they are lively, enjoying things
If someone is keeping their chin up - they are happy despite bad things
If someone has a face as long as a fiddle - they look very depressed and sad
If someone looks down in the dumps(also browned off) - they look very depressed and sad
If someone is in a (black)mood - they are in a bad mood/temper
If someone is like a bear with a sore head - they are extremely irritable
If someone says, I could eat a horse! - they are very hungry
If someone is feeling all in - they are exhausted
If someone is a bit under the weather - they are ill/not very well
If someone is as fit as a fiddle (compare have a face as long as a fiddle which means look sad and depressed) - they are very fit indeed
If someone jumps out of their skin - they are frightened and give a big jump
If someone gets itchy feet - they get a desire to travel/move around
If someone is up in arms - they are very angry and protesting loudly
If someone is in two minds - they are unable to decide and make their mind up about something

 Отправлено: 26.10.11 10:01. Заголовок: Julia

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