a chatterbox the life and soul of the party a cheapskate to be beside oneself a cold fish to be a wet blanket a couch potato to be as hard as nails a go-getter to be full of oneself a heart of gold to be generous to a fault a loose cannon to change smb mind a night owl to feel in a stew a real pain in the neck to have a finger in every pie a social butterfly to keep oneself to oneself a soft touch to refuse to compromise a troublemaker to take advantage of smb a very quick temper to take risks a worrywart to tend to avoid conflict down to earth to work one's fingers to the bone