Hi everyoneI've found some useful idioms which i would like to share with you here:Here are some emotional idioms to tell people whether you're happy, sad or angry.:-)All these idioms mean that you are absolutely delighted!over the moon: "He was over the moon when he heard the news."thrilled to bits: "She was thrilled to bits with her new bicycle."in seventh heaven: "They were in seventh heaven when they learned they'd won a cruise."on cloud nine: "When I got the job, I was on cloud nine for several weeks."jump for joy: "We jumped for joy when we got the mortgage.":-(These idioms mean you are feeling sad.down in the dumps: "When she left him, he was down in the dumps for a couple of weeks."feel blue: "She felt a little blue when she lost her job."beside yourself (with grief, worry): "When her son went missing, she was beside herself with worry."Annoyed because you have missed an opportunitysick as a parrot: "He was as sick as a parrot when he realized he had thrown away his lottery ticket.":-VThese idioms mean that you are very angry.see red: "Don't talk to him about his boss – it just makes him see red!"hopping mad: "She was hopping mad when she found out her daughter had disobeyed her."in a black mood: "Be careful what you say – she's in a black mood today."Less angry idioms.cheesed off: "I was really cheesed off when I lost the competition."to not be on speaking terms: "They're not on speaking terms at the moment after their row."To be off someone's Christmas card list: "Oh dear. I think I'm off her Christmas card list after insulting her husband!"have a downer on someone: "What's John done? You seem to have a real downer on him."rub someone up the wrong way: "Those two are always arguing. They just seem to rub each other up the wrong way."In desperationThese idioms mean you don't know what to do.at the end of your tether: "I just can't cope. I'm at the end of my tether with all these bills and debts."at your wits' end: "He's at his wits' end. He's tried everything to solve the problem, but nothing has worked."i found these info at http://www.english-at-home.com/idioms/english-idioms-of-emotion/have a nice time:)
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Reallu nis idioms , nice to know and learn more and more
HAVE A NICE TIME
Regards.
Gualbert Alarcon.
Caracas,Venezuela.
thanks!!i think idiom is necessary specially for Iranian!!
thanks!!!