IELTS Idioms for Happiness and Sadness

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1) break  someone's  heart
Meaning- If you break someone's heart you make them very unhappy by ending a relationship with them or making it clear that you do not love them.
Example- She left him later that year and broke his heart.
Example- If you're a poet, you get some good poetry out of a broken heart.

2) down in the dumps or  in the dumps
Meaning- If you are down in the dumps or in the dumps, you feel depressed.
Example- Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down in the dumps.

3) full of beans
Meaning- If you are full of beans you are very happy and energetic.
Example- Jem was among them, full of beans after his long sleep.

4) get a kick out of something
Meaning- If you get a  kick out of something you enjoy it very much. [INFORMAL]
Example- These doctors take on huge workloads and get a kick out of being busy, helping people, curing patients and saving lives.

5) get on top of you
Meaning- If something gets on top of you it makes you feel sad or upset, and you are not able to deal with it.
Example- I was so fed up. Everything was just getting on top of me.

6) have a whale of a time
Meaning- If you have a whale of a time,   you enjoy yourself a lot.  [INFORMAL]
Example- Kids of all ages will have a whale of a time at the amusement park.

7) a long face
Meaning- If someone has a long face they look very serious or unhappy.
Example- He came to me with a very long face and admitted there had been an error.

8) look on the bright side
Meaning- If you look on the bright side you try to be cheerful about a  bad situation by concentrating on the few good things in it or by thinking about how it could have been even worse.
Example- I tried to look on the bright side, to be grateful that I was at least healthy.

9) make someone's day
Meaning- If someone or something makes your day they make you feel very happy.
Example- There was such a sincere expression of friendliness on both their faces that it was a joy to see.  It really made my day.

10) not a happy bunny
Meaning- If you say that someone is not a happy bunny you mean that they are annoyed or unhappy about something.
Example- I'm receiving around  100 junk emails a day. I'm not a happy bunny.

11) on top of the world
Meaning- If you feel on top of the world you feel extremely happy.
Example- The combination of cold, crisp snow and warm sunshine makes you feel on top of the world.

12) over the moon
Meaning- If you are over the moon about something that has happened you are very happy about it.
Example- 'Caroline must be pleased about  her new job?' 'Yes,  she's over the moon.'

13) a shoulder to cry on
Meaning- A shoulder to cry on is someone who is sympathetic to you when you are upset and listens when you talk about your problems.
Example- For a lot of new mums the health visitor is the perfect shoulder to cry on when it all gets too much.


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