Writing

8 Idioms/Phrases to describe a person

Here are 8 idioms/phrases that you can use to describe someone. Use them in your writing to give it a WOW effect!

PERSONALITIES

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

1. Apple of (my) eye

 

An apple of your eye is a person who you love very much.

 

“My grandma always says I am the apple of her eye.”

1. Couch potato

 

A couch potato is a lazy person who are always sitting down or lying down. They like watching TV, playing games. They don’t like to do any physical activities.

 

“Mary loves the new drama so much. She is now a couch potato as she only stays at home and watch TV.”

2. Down to earth

 

A person who is down-to-earth is not a dreamer; they are humble, practical, sensible, and realistic.

“Mary has many friends because she is down to earth.”

2. worrywart

 

A worrywart is someone who worries all the time and sometimes overdoing it.

“Mary is such a worrywart that she wouldn’t let her son to join his school trip to climb the Mount Kinabalu.”

 

3. happy-go-lucky

 

A happy-go-lucky person is someone who is always cheerful and full of joy.

 

“Mary is a happy-go-lucky person, everyone in the class loves her.”

3. has a quick temper

 

Someone who has a quick temper gets angry very fast and easily.

“Mary has a quick temper when someone says something she does not like she will raise her voice to them.”

 

4. whiz kid.

 

A whiz kid is someone young, talented and successful at doing something.

“Mary is a whiz kid as she is already a student at the university at the age of 15.”

 

4. stubborn as a mule

 

Someone who is stubborn as a mule does not like to listen to reason or advice. It is hard to make them change their mind.

 

“Mary has been coughing for two weeks now but she refuses to see a doctor. She is as stubborn as a mule!”

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