He's everything we need right now: a go-getter, knows the ins and outs of the state's attorney's office. –
the salt of the earth –
The members of our club are all the salt of the earth and are fun to spend time with. –
down-to-earth –
I like Mrs. Wilson because she's so down to earth, so natural. –
social butterfly –
You know, I'm a real social butterfly myself. –
goody two shoes –
You know what a goody-two-shoes I am. –
wet blanket/spoilsport/killjoy –
I gotta say, laura, you're kind of a wet blanket since you quit smoking. –
man of his word/woman of her word –
And believe it or not, I'm a man of my word. –
mover and shaker –
Keeping above the fray, working with the movers and shakers. –
five o’clock shadow –
Peter has a very heavy beard – even though he shaves every morning, he gets a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime! –
look a sight –
You look a sight! –
as ugly as sin –
He said he would marry her if she was as ugly as sin. –
look like a million dollars –
You look like a million dollars. –
mutton dressed as lamb –
Well, he's a ponce and she's mutton dressed as lamb. –
vertically challenged –
My candidate's vertically challenged. –
thin on the top –
He's getting thin on the top. –
Идиомы, связанные с чувствами, эмоциями, отношениями
on cloud nine/walk on air –