Chapter 6
Very kind, generous She has a heart of gold
She does a lot of voluntary work. …
Helpful, well-behaved; used generally He’s as good as gold
for children
I’m sure Ahmed will help you. ….
No sympathy for others. She’s as hard as nails
Don’t expact any sympathy from the
boss. …
Unpleasant He’s a nasty piece of work
I don’t think you’ll like him. …
Is a good and kind person even though Her heart’s in the right place
they do not always seem so.
Although Florian sometimes seems a
bit bad-tempered…
Difficult person to deal with. He’s such an akward costumer
I try to avoid having mucht to do with
liam. …
Nuisance, difficult She’s a pain in the neck. Nobody
likes her.
Irritates everybody He gets on everyone’s nerves.
Be sensible, informal. To have your head screwed on
She’s very sensible and know what
she’s doing.
Not suffer from vertigo. To have a head for heighs
Don’t ask me to go up that tower. I
don’t have…
Bad memory. To have a head like a sieve
I’d better write in my notebook. I
have…
Be good at maths. To have a good head for figures
Ask Martha to check those sums. She
has…
, Unaware of reality. To have your head in the clouds
He’s quite out of touch with reality.
Much better than. To be head and shoulders above
someone
Max is top of the class … everyone
else.
Refuse to think about a difficult To bury your head in the sand
situation in the hope you won’t have
to deal with it.
The problem won’t go away so there’s
no point…
Stay calm in a difficult situation. To keep your head
Even when other around him are
panicking Raul always…
Peculiar, strange She’s a bit of an odd-ball
Very exaggerated in behaviour He’s really over the top
Absolutely crazy/mad He’s (gone) round the bend, if you
ask me
Very normal; no radical ideas;neither My politics are very middle-of-the-
left-nor right-wing road
Teacher’s favourite Sam’s teacher’s pet
Think he know everything. Harry is a real know-all
An irritating person who knows
everything. …
Has a high opinion of him/herself. Ali’s a bit of a big-head
Someone who thinks they are the best
and says so.
The one who gets the best marks. Laura’s top of the class
A person who is very lazy. Anna’s lazy-bones
Chapter 65
For this job you need a degree. … you In addition
need at least two years experience. Additionally
Very kind, generous She has a heart of gold
She does a lot of voluntary work. …
Helpful, well-behaved; used generally He’s as good as gold
for children
I’m sure Ahmed will help you. ….
No sympathy for others. She’s as hard as nails
Don’t expact any sympathy from the
boss. …
Unpleasant He’s a nasty piece of work
I don’t think you’ll like him. …
Is a good and kind person even though Her heart’s in the right place
they do not always seem so.
Although Florian sometimes seems a
bit bad-tempered…
Difficult person to deal with. He’s such an akward costumer
I try to avoid having mucht to do with
liam. …
Nuisance, difficult She’s a pain in the neck. Nobody
likes her.
Irritates everybody He gets on everyone’s nerves.
Be sensible, informal. To have your head screwed on
She’s very sensible and know what
she’s doing.
Not suffer from vertigo. To have a head for heighs
Don’t ask me to go up that tower. I
don’t have…
Bad memory. To have a head like a sieve
I’d better write in my notebook. I
have…
Be good at maths. To have a good head for figures
Ask Martha to check those sums. She
has…
, Unaware of reality. To have your head in the clouds
He’s quite out of touch with reality.
Much better than. To be head and shoulders above
someone
Max is top of the class … everyone
else.
Refuse to think about a difficult To bury your head in the sand
situation in the hope you won’t have
to deal with it.
The problem won’t go away so there’s
no point…
Stay calm in a difficult situation. To keep your head
Even when other around him are
panicking Raul always…
Peculiar, strange She’s a bit of an odd-ball
Very exaggerated in behaviour He’s really over the top
Absolutely crazy/mad He’s (gone) round the bend, if you
ask me
Very normal; no radical ideas;neither My politics are very middle-of-the-
left-nor right-wing road
Teacher’s favourite Sam’s teacher’s pet
Think he know everything. Harry is a real know-all
An irritating person who knows
everything. …
Has a high opinion of him/herself. Ali’s a bit of a big-head
Someone who thinks they are the best
and says so.
The one who gets the best marks. Laura’s top of the class
A person who is very lazy. Anna’s lazy-bones
Chapter 65
For this job you need a degree. … you In addition
need at least two years experience. Additionally
