Smart English Idioms to Describe Character and Personality | Upgrade your English

hi guys welcome to english lessons with kate  

are you ready to expand your vocabulary and learn  more english expressions let's do it right away

today we're gonna learn 10 smart english  idioms to describe a person idioms are phrases  

they just don't make sense if you translate them  word to word and you have to know the meaning of  

the whole phrase so this word combination  has another meaning that's more figurative  

these idioms are commonly used in daily  conversations so all these expressions help  

you understand english better and you will learn  to describe someone's character and personality  

there are so many ways to describe people with  idioms they can be positive negative and neutral  

if you really want to understand native speakers  you should definitely know these commonly used  

phrases let's get started number one is a  fast talker have you heard this one before  

a fast talker is a confident person  who can persuade others to do something  

because of his or her ability to speak well  a fast talker someone who can get others to  

believe something that is not true if a  person persuades someone to do something  

this person causes them to do it by  giving them some reasons for doing it  

a fast talker can persuade people to do what he  or she wants it is mostly used in the negative way  

for example this young man is a real fast talker  he sold me items which are absolutely useless  

it was just a waste of money let's move on to the  next one number two is a go-getter a go-getter  

is someone with a lot of energy drive  and motivation we can use this to  

talk about people who are determined to be  successful these people always go an extra mile  

willing to work hard to get what they want  you begin to see yourself as a go-getter  

go-getters are able to deal with  new or difficult situations easily  

they go and get things done in order to be a  successful worker you should be a go-getter  

number three is a mover and a shaker this  idiom has a similar meaning to a go-getter  

a person who is able to get things  done with a power influence or money  

we use this phrase to describe people who have  influence in a particular activity or field

let's imagine that you are a famous writer  and a lot of people all over the world enjoy  

reading your books and you have  your personal strength and power  

so you are a mover and a shaker  in your professional world  

a mover and a shaker and a wheeler and a dealer  here is another example of this idiom i'd love to  

visit the conference because it's gonna be  full of movers and shakers of the industry

number four is a chatterbox this  means a person who talks a lot  

person who tends to use so many  words an extremely talkative person

for example in every school group  there is an annoying student  

who is constantly speaking during the classes  so the teacher may call him a chatterbox  

come on chatterbox let's hit the  hay yeah he's a real chatterbox  

number five is a happy camper a happy camper is  a comfortable contented person we can describe  

someone who is happy and satisfied for example  with their job or a product she's a happy camper  

she never complains about anything and i can tell  you because he's my neighbor he's a happy camper  

this expression is also often used in the negative  to mean someone who is unhappy or displeased  

you can say that someone is not a happy camper if  they are angry she was not a happy camper when her  

proposal was rejected the next one is a wallflower  a wallflower is a very shy introverted person  

we use this word to describe someone who doesn't  feel comfortable around other people someone who  

doesn't like to take part in social activities  these people usually distance themselves from  

the crowd a wallflower i'm not some creepy mole  [ __ ] all right little wallflower for example  

she likes to be alone she avoids talking to people  at social events she is a wallflower number seven  

and this idiom has the opposite meaning to  a wallflower a party animal a party animal  

is a person who enjoys going to parties and  drinking a lot of alcohol and behaving in a  

loud and wild way someone who likes to  have fun having good time with friends  

for example she has a reputation of a  party animal she likes to dance all night

do you know anyone who is a party animal  number eight is an armchair critic  

and every time i hear some armchair critic say  this idiom is used when we talk about person who  

knows or pretends to know a lot about something  in theory rather than practice an armchair critic  

is someone who criticizes a subject without any  real experience of it for example she's such an  

armchair critic she has no experience in computer  repair but she's ready to give plenty of advice

number nine is a wet blanket do you  know the meaning of the word blanket  

it is a large piece of material  used as a covering on a bed  

and probably you know this uncomfortable feeling  of being covered with a blanket when it's wet  

when we describe a person with the idiom  a wet blanket we mean someone who says  

or does something that stops other people enjoying  themselves such a wet blanket someone who prevents  

other people from having fun for example he is a  wet blanket so we never invite him to our place  

number 10 a smart cookie a smart cookie is a very  clever person obviously he's a pretty smart cookie  

it is a bright idiom to use for  someone who is highly intelligent  

someone who makes good decisions and full of  great ideas for example anyone who made a lot  

of money in the information industry is a clearly  a smart cookie well that's it for today's lesson  

that was 10 wonderful idioms to describe a  person now please let me know in the comments  

which one of these idioms can you describe  yourself can you use it in the comments  

use these idioms to describe people and don't  forget that most of these idioms are informal  

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