Idioms to Describe

People

BLANKET
A WET BLANKET

IS SOMEONE WHO
SPOILS THE
ATMOSPHERE
OR PREVENTS
OTHERS FROM
ENJOYING
THEMSELVES BY
BEING VERY BORING
AND
NEGATIVE ABOUT
EVERYTHING

BODY
A BUSYBODY

ALWAYS WANTS TO
KNOW ABOUT
OTHER PEOPLES
PRIVATE LIVES

BOX
A CHATTERBOX

CANT STOP
TALKING

CRASHER
A GATECRASHER

TURNS UP AT
PARTIES WITHOUT
BEING INVITED TO
THEM

DEVIL
A DAREDEVIL

LOVES TAKING
DANGEROUS
RISKS

DOG
AN UNDERDOG
IS USUALLY
EXPECTED TO LOSE
IN A COMPETITION
WITH SOMEONE
ELSE

DUCK
A LAME DUCK
IS A FAILURE OR
WEAK IN SOME
WAY AND HAS TO
BE HELPED BY
OTHERS

HOG
A ROAD HOG

IS A VERY SELFISH
AND CARELESS
DRIVER

HORSE
A DARK HORSE
HAS A LOT MORE
CAPABILITIES
THAN HE OR SHE
SHOWS OR THAT
PEOPLE ARE
AWARE OF

KID
A WHIZZ KID

IS SOMEONE WITH
LOTS OF MODERN
IDEAS, ENERGY
AND ENTHUSIASM
AND WHO
ACHIEVES A LOT
WHILE STILL
YOUNG

LEG
A BLACKLEG

CARRIES ON
WORKING WHEN
HIS OR HER
FELLOWWORKERS ARE ON
STRIKE

NECK
A PAIN IN THE
NECK
IS A REAL
NUISANCE AND
MOST PEOPLE
CANT STAND HIM
OR HER

PIG
A GIUNEA PIG
IS USED AS A
SUBJECT IN
MEDICAL OR
OTHER
EXPERIMENTS

SHOT
A BIG SHOT

IS A VERY
IMPORTANT OR
INFLUENTIAL
PERSON

WIDOW
A GRASS WIDOW
IS A WIFE WHO IS
ALONE BECAUSE
HER HUSBAND IS
TEMPORARILY
AWAY