Feeling Idioms
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Meaning: attractive visually but uninteresting in other ways
Example: The company website was pure eye candy because it looks good, but nothing is interesting when you dig deeper. Read more ➺
Meaning: make a bad situation even worse
Example: The president's racist comments are really going to fan the flames of hatred among the crowd. Read more ➺
Meaning: something like a mood that everybody can feel
Example: You could feel the tension in the air as everyone waited to hear the announcement. Read more ➺
Meaning: to feel tense or unable to relax
Example: I am sorry for snapping at you. I have been a bit on edge since I found out that they are selling our company. Read more ➺
Meaning: the condition where extreme fear or nervousness causes a person to feel a chill along with moist skin or sweat
Example: I woke up from a nightmare, breathing heavy and in cold sweat. Read more ➺
Meaning: an event that makes you feel happy
Example: We watched a heart-touching movie about a boy who lived next to a concentration camp during the Second World War. Read more ➺
Meaning: with sincere and deep feeling
Example: I am really happy with the new job and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be angry at a person or situation
Example: I am so mad at Jane because she broke my favourite pair of earrings. I told her not to borrow my things. Read more ➺
Meaning: slang depicting that a mistake was made.
Example: I really screwed up this time. My wife will never forgive me for forgetting her birthday. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely jealous of another person.
Example: Sally was green with envy when he saw my brand new car. Read more ➺
