English Collocations and Idioms Related to Life and People's Characteristics, Schemi e mappe concettuali di Lingua Inglese

Scarica English Collocations and Idioms Related to Life and People's Characteristics e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Lingua Inglese solo su Docsity! LIFE COLLOCATIONS / IDIOMS  Unit 1 EXPRESSION TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE   A control freak - negative, to control, to not allowed other people to share in making decisions (accentratore)   A dreamer - a person who spends a lot of time thinking about or planning enjoyable events that are not likely to happen   A driven person - motivated person, ambitious   A family person - family-oriented   A free spirit - a person who does what they want with enjoyment and pleasure and does not feel limited by the usual rules of social behaviour, no ties, someone who does things their own way   A joker - someone who likes telling funny stories or doing stupid things in order to make people laugh Follow the rules / rule abiding person / to abide by the rules   An outgoing type - extrovert, friendly, laid back  IDIOMS   Bits and pieces - small amount   As and when - at any time   First and foremost - most importantly   Peace and quiet - a quiet atmosphere with no loud activity, in contrast to a busy, noisy atmosphere   Safe and sound - not hurt or damaged   Aches and pains - acciacchi, dolori   By and large - in general   Short and sweet - you mean that it is short in a very good way and does not go on too long, rapido e indolore   Far and wide - to emphasise that an area is very large or that distances are very great   To and fro - in one direction and then in the opposite direction, a number of times, avanti e indietro   Fun and games - simple and easy   Now and then - once in a while  IDIOMS WITH LIFE:  The story of my life - this always happen to me, it always ends up like this (negative) (I have missed the train)   That's a fact of life - it is always like this   All walks of life - from different social groups   Having the time of his life - having a great time   John is going to become a Life-saver - something/one that helps you   A lifelike portrait   A lifelong passion  EXPRESSIONS  Has seen better days - is past its best  The world is my oyster - I can do anything want to  A wild goose chase - a search for something that couldn't be find  Neither here nor there - not significant  A foregone conclusion - an obvious result  Love is blind - you can't see the faults in the person you love  Break the ice - help people relax at the start  Come full circle - arrived back at the starting point  Make a point of - to always do something orto take particular care to do something, sforzarsi