Learn common English idioms related to feelings and emotions. This word list includes expressions like 'butterflies in your stomach,' 'on cloud nine,' and 'feel under the weather.'
A
A bitter pill to swallow
A penny for your thoughts
All bark and no bite
All ears
At the end of one's rope
B
Beat around the bush
Bite the bullet
Blow off steam
Break a leg
Butterflies in your stomach
C
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Crying wolf
Cut to the chase
D
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Don't cry over spilled milk
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
E
Eat your heart out
F
Face the music
Feel like a fish out of water
Feel under the weather
G
Get cold feet
Get off your high horse
Go out on a limb
H
Have a chip on your shoulder
Hit the nail on the head
J
Jump down someone's throat
Jump for joy
K
Keep a stiff upper lip
Keep your chin up
Keep your cool
L
The last straw
Let bygones be bygones
Let the cat out of the bag
M
Making a mountain out of a molehill
N
Not having a leg to stand on
O
On cloud nine
P
Pull someone's leg
R
Rub someone the wrong way
S
See eye to eye
Shake in your boots
Shed crocodile tears
Spill the beans
T
Take with a grain of salt
To have a heart of gold
U
Under the weather
W
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Y
You can't judge a book by its cover
Your guess is as good as mine