– somebody who has got a strong personality or who is quite smart.Įx. The apartment was much smaller than I expected, I was not a happy camper. ‘Happy camper’ is often used in the negative.Įx. – a person who is always happy and satisfied. Jack became a real lone wolf since his wife passed away last year. – someone who prefers his own company and does not like socializing. I didn’t know Nab could play the guitar so well. – someone who has greater abilities than he shows or than other people are aware ofĮx.
Nab said nothing at all when I told him about my problems. – someone who has very little emotions, who is regarded as hard-hearted and unfeeling. – someone who ruins all of the fun at a party or get-together by not wanting to participate in certain activities or simply through negativity.Įxample: We asked Lee to play a game of Monopoly with us but he said no. Are you going out again tonight? You are such a party animal. – someone who likes to attend parties oftenĮx. Sarah is such a pain in the neck these days.Įx. Pain in the neck/ pain in the ass in this one is informalĮx. Use the expression yourself only after you have mastered the meaning. In order to understand native speakers and take part in the conversation, you should become familiar with these commonly used phrases. Knowing these idioms means more than learning the language. Some of these expressions are positive, some negative, and others neutral. Native English speakers use a wide variety of idioms to describe people. Idioms are one of the most colourful ways to describe people’s characters, and also to sound more natural when you speak English. There are lots of different ways to describe people’s personalities. And I’m sure that most of you have met or heard of someone who matches one of these expressions.
These are idioms or slang words and expressions to describe character and personality.
Some of you might have heard one or two (or maybe 10!). You are already familiar with some of the adjectives that describe people.īut today let’s have a look at some English informal expressions and idioms describing character and personality.
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