hey there i'm keenan and this is the
clear english corner
well it's february the month of love
right
with valentine's day right around the
corner you may have
romance on your mind so i thought this
would be a great time
to learn some common phrases and idioms
about love sound like a plan
let's dive in number one my
one and only you can use this phrase to
talk about your
one lifelong love i've
finally found my one and only darling
you're my one and only
number two falling head over heels
this is to experience sudden absolute
deep love for someone he's fallen head
over heels for her
i'm totally head over heels about him
number three
to be smitten this means to think
about someone all the time to be kind of
obsessed
he's completely smitten with his new
girlfriend
number four to take my breath away
this means that you're so in love or
taken with someone
that it feels physically hard to breathe
like that
tightening in your chest seeing you in
that dress
takes my breath away the first time i
saw her she
absolutely took my breath away number
five to be
lovey-dovey this means to make excessive
displays of affection
in front of other people for example
kids don't usually like it when their
parents are all
lovey-dovey in front of them why do you
have to be so lovey-dovey all the time
number six puppy love
this phrase is used to refer to
temporary
infatuation usually between
young people kids don't worry it's just
puppy love
number seven a match made in heaven
this is a phrase you can use about a
relationship
that's destined to succeed those two
are a match made in heaven number eight
the apple of my eye this expression is
used to convey
a warm love like a parent
or a grandparent might feel for a child
her granddaughter is the apple of her
eye
number nine my better half or
my other half this is a phrase that's
used to refer
to your life partner or your spouse if
you're
at a party making introductions you
might say
let me introduce you to my better half
number 10 to have a crush
on someone this means to be attracted to
someone strongly
without really knowing them deeply and
it's a term that's used a lot
among kids and young people i have a
crush on billy
i had lots of different crushes in high
school and middle school
number 11 to go out with
this means to be in a relationship with
someone
how long have you two been going out
we've been going out for a year and i
still haven't met his family
number 12 to dump or
be dumped this means
your relationship has ended it's been
discarded carelessly without much
consideration of people's feelings i
distinctly remember the first time i got
dumped
it was in eighth grade it was at the
school fair
he had his little friend tell me that he
didn't like me anymore
i can remember crying to my mom about it
it's no fun to get dumped
number 13 to pop the question
this means to ask someone to get married
when are you going to pop the question
i'm finally ready to pop the question
number 14 to tie the knot this is the
act of actually
getting married we're going to tie the
knot in september
when are you finally going to settle
down and tie the knot
number 15 on the rocks this means that
your relationship
is experiencing some problems
we're kind of on the rocks right now or
you might hear someone describe
things as a bit rocky
things are a bit rocky at the moment
number 16
to break up or split up this means to
end a relationship usually with a bit
more consideration
than dumping we broke up on friday
we've decided to split up number 17
a blind date this is when you go out
with someone that
you've never actually seen or met before
there's a lot of blind dates in this day
of
internet dating i guess technically you
might
have seen the person in a picture before
but you've never
met i had some blind dates back in the
day
none of them really ever amounted to
anything and i ended up marrying someone
i've known
basically my whole life number 18
a double date this is when two couples
go out together
how about a double date next friday
we're going to try that new restaurant
this friday
want a double you'll also hear that
phrase wanna double
meaning do you guys want to go out with
us
to the to the restaurant to the place
number 19 to kiss and make up this means
to make peace after an argument
can't we just kiss and make up and
number 20
to hit it off this means to immediately
get along well with someone we hit it
off right away
we didn't exactly hit it off so there
you have it
20 common idioms and expressions about
love i hope you found the lesson
entertaining and helpful
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and practice sentences
used in this lesson as well as tons of
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thanks so much for tuning in and i'll
see you next time