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Monday, January 2, 2017

8 Idioms related to Emotions - Explained!

Go into pieces : going through emotional outrage.
Example
: : Barry went into pieces when Iris dumped her.



To go banana : to get crazy.
Example: : It’s New Year, so let’s go banana.
 

To carry the torch for : to be in love with someone, often one-sided.
Example: : John has always carried a torch for Jane. But she never noticed.





Be as hard as nail : to have no feeling.
Example: : nobody likes her in office, she is stern and as hard as nail.


Chip on the shoulder : to be in state of resentful or sorrow because of bad treatment from others.
Example: : After being ignored by her friends, Emma was sitting with chip on her shoulder.

Fish out of water : feeling uncomfortable.
Example: : I feel like fish out of water when I sit in between intellectual people.

To be in stew : to be in anxiety, agitation.
Example: : The poor mom was I stew when her son got disappear for a day.

No hard feeling : it’s more like an agreement which means no bitterness.
Example: : She left my company, but no hard feelings for her. It was her own choice.

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