EMOTION IDIOMS AND MEANINGS

1. Idiom: quaking in one's boots

Meaning: extremely scared
Sentence: a) When he saw the crocodiles in the water, he started
quaking in his boots.
b) She was quaking in her boots when she saw a
cockroach in her house kitchen.
c) My mother was quaking in her boots when she saw a
snake in our garage.

2. Idiom: over the moon
Meaning: absolutely delighted
Sentence: a) He was over the moon when he heard the news.
b) Jenny was over the moon when she passes her exam
with flying colours.
c) Adam was over the moon when Juliet agrees to marry
him.

3. Idiom: To be thrilled to bits
Meaning: to be very happy and excited
Sentence: a) Eileen is thrilled to bits as she is going for a vacation
tomorrow.
b) The wedding tomorrow made him thrilled to bits.
c) Her honeymoon holiday with her husband made her to
be thrilled to bits.

4. Idiom: rub someone up the wrong way
Meaning: to irritate or annoy someone
Sentence: a) Her brother really rubs me up the wrong way.
b) The boy sitting next to me rubs me up the wrong way
by singing loudly to me.
c) Her neighbour who always volume up her music rub
her up the wrong way.

5. Idiom: gobsmacked
Meaning: to be very surprised
Sentence: a) I was gobsmacked when I saw that Id won the Lotto.
b) Jack parents were gobsmacked with his result.
c) Her grandparents had a gobsmack after knowing the
health result of himself.


6. Idiom: scared to death
Meaning: to be extremely frightened
Sentences: a) They were scared to death by his driving!
b) Susan was scared to death when she was riding the
roller- coaster in Genting Highland.
c) The ghost movie made her scared to death.

7. Idiom: hit the ceiling / roof
Meaning: comprehensively lose one's temper
Sentences: a) My mother hit the ceiling when I told her that I was
quitting university.
b) The mother-in-law hit the ceiling when she found out
that her daughter and son-in-law is planning to move
out and leaving her alone leaving in that old house.
c) The result of her daughter made her mother hit the
ceiling.

8. Idiom: down in the dumps
Meaning: Feeling sad
Sentences: a) When she left him, he was down in the dumps for a
couple of weeks.
b) He was down in the dumps when he failed to past his
exam.
c) He felt down in the dumps as he fail the interview.

9. Idiom: To be like a cat on hot bricks
Meaning: to feel nervous and unable to stand still
Sentence: a) When my grandfather was send to the hospital after an
accident, my mother was like a cat on hot bricks.
b) Adrian was like a cat on hot bricks while waiting his
wife to give birth outside the labour room.
c) The little child was like a cat on hot bricks when her
turn is next for the singing competition.

10. Idiom: have a long face
Meaning: to look unhappy
Sentence: a) They have a long face after being scolded by their
teacher.
b) My brothers who are playing the mud have a long
face after being scolded by my mother.
c) She has a long face as she had a bad result for her
examination.