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A person who keeps their feet on the ground continues to act
Keep one's feet on the ground in a sensible and practical way, even if they become
successful.
If a situation or feeling reaches fever pitch, it becomes very
intense
Fever pitch and exciting.
"Reaction to the affair has reached fever pitch all over the
country."
If you feel like a fish out of water , you feel uncomfortable
A fish out of water because of an unfamiliar situation or unfamiliar surroundings.
"As a non-golfer, I felt like a fish out of water at the clubhouse."
This refers to a mistake made by a speaker which is considered
to reveal
Freudian slip
their true thoughts or feelings.
"So you got the job - I'm so sad - sorry, I mean glad!"
Have one's heart in the right place A person who has their heart in the right place has kind
feelings
and good intentions, even if the results are not too good.
"The old lady's cake wasn't wonderful but she's got her heart in
the
right place."
accepted or not."
reduced to tears."
If something sends a shiver down your spine, it makes you
feel
Send a shiver down one's spine
anxious, nervous or excited.
"That song always sends a shiver down my spine."
If you have a soft spot for someone or something, you
particularly
Have a soft spot
like them.
"My grandfather has always had a soft spot for fast cars."
If something speaks volumes, it expresses a reaction or
opinion
very clearly, with no need for words.
Speak volumes
"The happy smile on the child's face when he opened the box
spoke
volumes about my choice of gift."
If you put somebody on the spot, you put them in a difficult
situation,
for example by asking embarrassing or difficult questions which
they
On the spot
cannot avoid.
"When the reporter was asked to reveal his source, he was
really put
on the spot."
To let off steam means to say or do something to relieve
Let off steam.
your feelings about something.
If someone is or gets steamed up about something, they
become
Steamed up
very angry, excited or enthusiastic about it.
"Calm down - there's no need to get all steamed up about it! "
When someone is in a stew about something, they are worried
and
agitated.
In a stew
"When she was organizing the wedding reception, Laura got
into a stew
over the seating arrangements."
If something you say strikes a raw nerve, it upsets someone
because
they are very sensitive about the subject.
Strike (or hit) a raw nerve
"Julie has just lost her job. You struck a raw nerve when you
mentioned
unemployment."
Pleasant but unimportant words that lovers say to each other
are
Sweet nothings
called sweet nothings.
"He whispered sweet nothings in her ear as they danced."
If you take a fancy to someone or something, you develop a
Take a fancy fondness or begin to like them.
"I think John has taken a fancy to the new intern!"
If something takes a load or weight off somebody's mind, it
brings
great relief because a problem has been solved.
Take a load/weight off somebody's mind
"When the company closed down, finding a new job took a load
off
Tom's mind."
A person who is on tenterhooks is in a state of anxious
On tenterhooks suspense
or excitement.
When someone says they can thank their lucky stars, they
are
Thank one's lucky stars
expressing heartfelt gratitude or feeling particularly fortunate.
"I can thank my lucky stars I wasn't on the train that crashed."
To say 'that's the last straw' expresses exasperation at the
last in a
series of unpleasant events which makes the situation
That's the last straw!
intolerable.
"After a harassing day of negotiating, the traffic jam was the last
straw!"
If you consider someone to be the most wonderful person in
the world,
Think the sun rises and sets on
it is said that you think the sun rises and sets on that person.
someone
"She adores her husband. She thinks the sun rises and sets on
him."
If you think the world of someone, you like or admire them
very much.
Think the world of someone
"She's a wonderful grandmother - the children think the world of
her."
If something such as a feeling or reaction is thinly veiled, it is
barely
Thinly veiled hidden.
"His disappointment was thinly veiled when he saw what he
had won."
If you say someone is a thorn in your side, you mean
A thorn in your side
that they continually irritate or annoy you.
If you are tongue-tied, you have difficulty in expressing
yourself
Tongue-tied because you are nervous or embarrassed.
"At the start of the interview I was completely tongue-tied,
but little by little I relaxed."
To say that something or someone tugs at the heartstrings
means
that they cause others to feel a great deal of pity or sadness.
Tug at the heartstrings
"The hospital's plea for donors tugged at the heartstrings of
millions
of viewers."
If someone does not turn a hair, they show no emotion in
not turn a hair circumstances when a reaction is expected.
"When the police came to arrest him, he didn't turn a hair."
If you are over the moon, you are absolutely delighted.
Over the moon
"We were all over the moon when we heard the good news."
To say that two people are on the same wavelength means
On the same wavelength that they understand each other well because they share
the same interests and opinions.<
If a person is weak at the knees, they are temporarily barely
able
Weak at the knees to stand because of emotion, fear or illness.
"The shock of the announcement made me go weak at the
knees."
If you wear your heart on your sleeve, you allow others
to see your emotions or feelings.
Wear your heart on your sleeve
"You could see she was hurt - she wears her heart on her
sleeve."
When someone is so excited that they talk non-stop, they are
wound up.
Wound up
"Claire had so much to tell us after her trip that she was wound
up."
When someone's feelings or thoughts are very clear, you can
say
Written all over (someone's) face that they are written all over their face.
"Her affection for her grandson was written all over the old
lady's face."