Different Feelings / Emotions & Idiomatic Expressions Emotion - feeling
Nervous
bundle of nerves - If you describe somebody as a bundle of nerves, you mean that they are very nervous, tense or worried.
"I will take my final exam later. I'm a bundle of nerves!"
have butterflies in your stomach - If you have butterflies in your stomach, you are feeling very nervous. "At the beginning of an exam, I always have butterflies in my stomach."
Bored
browned off - To be browned off means to be bored. "Tom is browned off with his job."
Tired
out like a light - If a person goes out like a light, they are so tired that they fall asleep very quickly. "As soon as his head touched the pillow, he was out like a light."
Sad
down in the mouth - When someone is down in the mouth, they look unhappy.
"You look a bit down in the mouth. What's the matter?"
Expression
Meaning: word, phrase, or form of words in which a thing is said in words
Sample sentence: My grandfather used to say idiomatic expressions.
Response
Meaning: an answer or reply
Sample Sentence: I waited for her response.
Conversation
Meaning: a talk
Sample sentence: We had a good conversation.
Expand
Meaning: develop
Sample sentence: We were asked to expand a short story into a novel.
Relative
Meaning: a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
Sample sentence: He's my uncle; he's a relative. New words on the book