Idioms about feelings

32 idioms about feelings with what each one means. Tap one for its origin, examples and a quick check.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Absence makes the heart grow fonder means that being apart from someone you love often makes you care about them even more.
Ants in your pants
If you have ants in your pants, you are restless, fidgety or too excited to sit still.
Basket case
A basket case is a person too nervous, stressed or upset to cope, or a thing, such as a business, that barely works.
Bent out of shape
If you get bent out of shape, you become upset, annoyed or angry, usually about something that does not really matter.
Bite the bullet
To bite the bullet is to make yourself do something unpleasant or difficult that you have been avoiding.
Burst your bubble
To burst someone's bubble means to spoil their happy mood or belief by telling them an unwelcome truth.
Change of heart
A change of heart is a change in your opinion, feelings or plans, often toward a kinder or more willing position.
Chip on your shoulder
Someone with a chip on their shoulder holds a grudge or feels treated unfairly, which makes them touchy, defensive or eager to prove themselves.
Cool as a cucumber
Someone who is cool as a cucumber stays calm and relaxed, especially in a stressful or difficult situation.
Cool your jets
Cool your jets means calm down, relax or be patient, usually said to someone who is getting too excited or angry.
Crocodile tears
Crocodile tears are fake tears or a false show of sadness from someone who is not really sorry.
Egg on your face
If you have egg on your face, you look foolish or embarrassed because something you said or did turned out to be wrong.
Every cloud has a silver lining
Every cloud has a silver lining means that even a bad or difficult situation usually has some good side to it.
Fly off the handle
If you fly off the handle, you suddenly lose your temper and become very angry, often over something small.
Get over it
Get over it is a blunt way of telling someone to stop being upset about something and move on.
Go with the flow
To go with the flow means to relax and accept what happens, instead of trying to control or fight it.
Good riddance
You say good riddance when you are glad that someone or something unpleasant has gone or been removed.
Green with envy
If you are green with envy, you are very jealous because someone has something you want.
Grin and bear it
If you grin and bear it, you accept an unpleasant or painful situation without complaining, because you cannot change it.
Hang in there
Hang in there is a way of telling someone to keep going and not give up during a hard time.
Head over heels
If you are head over heels in love, you are completely, often suddenly, in love with someone.
Not my cup of tea
If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the kind of thing you like or enjoy.
On cloud nine
If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy, usually because something wonderful has just happened.
Over the moon
If you are over the moon, you are extremely happy and delighted about something.
Sour grapes
Sour grapes means acting as if you never wanted something, or criticizing it, because you failed to get it.
Take the cake
If something takes the cake, it is the most extreme example of its kind, usually the most annoying, foolish or surprising.
The last straw
The last straw is the final problem in a series that makes a situation unbearable and pushes someone to react.
Tickled pink
If you are tickled pink, you are very pleased or delighted about something.
Walk on eggshells
To walk on eggshells is to be extremely careful about what you say or do so you don't upset someone.
Wear your heart on your sleeve
If you wear your heart on your sleeve, you show your feelings openly, so others can easily see how you feel.
With bated breath
With bated breath means anxiously or excitedly, while waiting to find out what will happen.
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed
If someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, they are in a bad or grumpy mood, often for no clear reason.

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