Idioms Describing Character And Personality

1. Pain in the neck – an irritating, annoying person. Ex. Sarah is such a pain in the neck these days.

2. A people person – an outgoing person who gets along with people really well and is a good listener. Ex. Tom is enthusiastic and positive and he is a people person.

3. Party animal – someone who likes to attend parties often. Ex. Are you going out again tonight? You are such a party animal.

4. Nerd – someone who is very interested in science or technology, particularly in computers. Ex. He spends all weekends at his laptop, he is such a nerd.

5. Life and soul of the party – someone who is energetic, and good fun during social occasions. Ex. It was a great night, Jim was life and soul of the party.

6. Down-to-earth – someone who is practical and close to reality, who accepts other people as equals. Ex. Despite his wealth, he was a down-to-earth man. He was very generous and had a kind heart.

7. Early bird – a person who wakes up, arrives to work, etc. before the usual time This expression comes from the English proverb “The early bird catches the worm”. Ex. My Mum is the early bird in our family, she gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning.

8. Larger than life– someone who is more exciting or interesting than other people. Ex. All who knew him would agree that his personality was larger than life, he was a joy to be around.

9. Slave driver – someone who makes other people work really hard. Ex. My boss is such a slave driver, I had to work two weekends in a row.

10. Big mouth – someone who is not able to keep a secret. Ex. Never tell her a secret, she’s got a really big mouth.

11. Scrooge – a miserable person who hates spending money.

This expression comes from a character in “A Christmas Carol” novel by Charles Dickens. Ex. My last boss was a real Scrooge, for years we never received a Christmas bonus.

12. Daydreamer – someone who is having dreamlike thoughts when they should be focusing on the present. Ex. I’ve always been a bit of a daydreamer in school.

13. Skiver – someone who is absent from school or work without a good reason. We can also say ‘someone who is pulling a sickie’. Ex. He didn’t bother to turn up for work on Monday, he is a skiver.

14. Creep – a nasty person, someone who is trying to impress higher authority

Ex. What a creep this guy is.

15. Laid-back – a relaxed person who doesn’t get stressed or upset easily. Ex. Our managing editor was a laid-back person but he’s recently begun snapping at the employees.

16. Bossy boots– someone who likes to dominate other people and often tells them what to do. Ex. She is a bit of a bossy boots and always wants to get things perfect.

17. Moaning Minnie – a person who complains a lot about insignificant things.

Ex. Oh, stop being a Moaning Minnie! Just concentrate on your homework.

18. Smart cookie – somebody who has got a strong personality or who is quite smart. Ex. Katie is such a smart cookie, she can make any project a success.

19. Wet blanket – a person who ruins other people’s fun by staying pessimistic and complaining all the time. Ex. Katie is so negative about everything, she is such a wet blanket.

20. Chatterbox – a person who talks a lot. Ex. My son always gets detentions in school for talking in class, he is such a chatterbox.

21. Crank – a person whose behaviour or way of life is regarded as strange. We can also say an oddball/fish/bird or a weirdo (very informal). Ex. Peter never eats green vegetables, he thinks they make him sleepy. He is such a crank!

22. Rolling stone – a person who moves from place to place, job to job, without staying anywhere long. Ex. My brother was a rolling stone until he met his wife.

23. Cold fish – someone who has very little emotions, who is regarded as hard-hearted and unfeeling. Ex. John said nothing at all when I told him about my problems. He is a cold fish.

24. Dark horse – someone who has greater abilities than he shows or than other people are aware of. Ex. I didn’t know Nick could play the guitar so well. He is a real dark horse!

25. Lone wolf – someone who prefers his own company and does not like socialising. We can also say alone bird. Ex. Jack became a real lone wolf since his wife passed away last year. He never goes out.

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