Love and friendship idioms

12 love and friendship idioms 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.
All's fair in love and war
All's fair in love and war means that in very competitive situations, like romance or conflict, people may break the usual rules of fair behavior.
Apple of my eye
Someone who is the apple of your eye is the person you love most and are very proud of.
Bury the hatchet
To bury the hatchet means to stop arguing or fighting with someone and make peace.
Head over heels
If you are head over heels in love, you are completely, often suddenly, in love with someone.
It takes two to tango
It takes two to tango means that when a problem or situation involves two people, both share the responsibility.
Love is blind
Love is blind means people in love often fail to see the faults of the person they love.
On the rocks
On the rocks has two meanings: a relationship or business in serious trouble and likely to fail, or a drink served over ice.
Star-crossed lovers
Star-crossed lovers are a couple whose love seems doomed by bad luck or fate, so they cannot be happy together.
The more the merrier
The more the merrier means that more people will make an event or activity more fun, so others are welcome to join.
Through thick and thin
Through thick and thin means through good times and bad times, staying loyal no matter what happens.
Tie the knot
To tie the knot is to get married.

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