Emotion Idioms - Notes
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Idiom, phrasal verb or slang |
The situation |
Phrases with similar meaning or sentiment |
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(1) to feel like + it / _ing |
It's Sunday and you're bored |
I feel like going to the cinema / I'd like to go to the cinema / I'm in the mood for a movie. |
| (2) can't be bothered to | It's late and the sink is full of dirty dishes | I can't be bothered to wash up tonight / Urgh! I'll wash up tomorrow. |
| (3) to be over the moon (about something) | She's just passed her driving test | She's over the moon/ She's very happy |
| (4) to be down in the dumps | He's just failed his driving test | He's down in the dumps / He's depressed. |
| (5) to be cheesed off | You missed your train; you had an argument with somebody | I'm totally cheesed off / I'm in a bad mood / I'm annoyed and irritated |
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