People Idioms

  • Born optimist

Eg: I admire Jamal because he always sees the sunny side of life. He’s a born optimist.

  • Culture vulture

Eg: John spends most of his weekends reading books or attending art exhibitions. He’s a real culture vulture.

  • Eager beaver

Eg: She always does her English grammar homework and even asks for extra exercises on the weekend. What an eager beaver!

  • Early bird

Eg: In her senior years, when she finally had the luxurious freedom to sleep in, Delores became an early bird and got up every morning at 5:00 am.

  • Earth mother

Eg: Even as a young girl, Ida showed herself to be an earth mother. She always helped her mother to look after her younger brothers and sisters.

  • Family man

Eg: Since the birth of his twins, Harvey has become a family man. He spends all of his spare time with his children.

  • Go-getter

Eg: It isn’t surprising that Isaac has made it to the top of the corporate world. He was always someone who went after what he wanted, a real go-getter.

  • Good egg

Eg: Marry was the type of person who would have helped anyone – a real good egg.

  • Jack-of-all-trades

Eg: From auto repair to hairdressing, Frank can do it all. He is a jack-of-all-trades.

  • Man of his word / woman of her word

Eg: You can trust Samuel. He is a man of his word…

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