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Idioms for Feelings

Idioms for happy, sad and nervous feelings in English, with meanings and examples: over the moon, chuffed, feel blue, butterflies in your stomach and more.

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Feelings: idioms

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Cartoon of a grinning cat licking cream from a bowl, with the idiom like the cat that got the cream, its meaning and an example sentence

British Culture, Idioms

Idiom – Like the Cat That Got the Cream

Hand-drawn watercolour of a delighted man in a top hat leaping over a crescent moon, with the idiom over the moon, its meaning and an example sentence

Idiom – Over the Moon

green-eyed monster idiom

Idiom – Green-eyed Monster

on cloud nine idiom

Idiom – On Cloud Nine

bear with a sore head idiom

Idiom – Like A Bear With A Sore Head

idiom-feel-blue

Idiom – Feel Blue

idiom-not-a-dry-eye-in-the-house

Idiom – Not A Dry Eye In The House

walking on air idiom

Idiom – Walk On Air

full of the joys of spring

Idiom – Full Of The Joys Of Spring

down in the mouth idiom

Idiom – Down In The Mouth

tickled pink idiom

Idiom – Tickled Pink

as sick as a parrot idiom

British Culture, Idioms

Idiom – As Sick As A Parrot

stiff upper lip idiom

British Culture, Common Phrases, Idioms

Idiom – Keep A Stiff Upper Lip

on top of the world idiom

Idiom – On Top Of The World

cold feet idiom

Idiom – Cold Feet

butterflies in my stomach idiom

Idiom – Butterflies In My Stomach

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61 lessonsAnimals 61 lessonsProper British 43 lessonsBody 43 lessonsFood & Drink 28 lessonsWeather & Nature 28 lessonsWork & Jobs 22 lessonsSport & Games 21 lessonsLove & Friends 20 lessonsFeelings 20 lessonsTalk & Secrets 17 lessonsTravel & Transport 15 lessonsSchool & Study 13 lessonsTime & Hurry 12 lessonsMoney 12 lessonsTechnology 11 lessonsColours

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01IdiomsRaining cats and dogs — and why 02SlangChuffed, knackered, gutted 03Phrasal VerbsGet on, get over, get by 04GrammarTenses without the tears 05Common PhrasesWhat people really say 06British CultureQueues, tea and ‘you alright?’07Photo VocabWords you can actually see 08ProverbsOld wisdom, still handy 09LessonsThemed deep dives 10In the NewsEnglish from the headlines

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