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have a short fuse |
to get angry very easily |
This is a joke about a bomb with a short fuse, so it explodes
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My boss has a really short fuse. |
verb (phrase) |
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not take no for an answer |
to not accept it when people say "no" to them |
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She never takes "no" for an answer |
verb (phrase) |
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think of no one but oneself |
to be very selfish |
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He thinks of no-one but himself. |
verb (phrase) |
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talk behind someone's back |
to engage in gossip about someone when they are not present |
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He always talks about people behind their backs. |
verb (phrase) |
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goof off |
to do silly things |
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He is known for goofing off. |
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pretentious |
to feel more important than one actually is |
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He can be quite pretentious sometimes. |
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uptight |
to be nervous, worried and get upset at things that don't make other people upset |
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He is so uptight. |
adjective |
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sneaky |
to behave in a secret and dishonest manner |
related verb: sneak |
She is really sneaky. |
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crafty |
to be clever in a deceptive way |
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He is really crafty. |
adjective |
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a control freak |
someone who has to control everything |
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She is such a control freak. |
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anti-social |
to not be friendly to other people |
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He is so anti-social. |
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arrogant |
to show the attitude that one is better than others |
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He is really arrogant. |
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full of oneself |
to believe one is superior to others |
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She is just so full of herself. |
adjective (phrase) |
adjective (phrase) |
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two-faced |
to act one way when talking to someone and the opposite when they leave |
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He can be really two-faced. |
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demanding |
to be hard to satisfy and expect a lot from others |
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She is just so demanding. |
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bossy |
to too frequently tell other people what to do |
We can put "y" on a noun to turn it into an adjective. e.g.
sunny |
He is really bossy. |
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depressing to be around |
to cause the people around them to feel depressed |
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He is really depressing to be around. |
adjective (phrase) |
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perfectionist |
someone who must do everything perfectly |
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She is a perfectionist. |
noun (countable) |
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picky |
to be very careful about choosing things |
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He is so picky. |
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pest |
someone who is annoying to others |
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He is a pest. |
noun (countable) |
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brat |
a bad child |
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That child is such a brat. |
noun (countable) |
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irresponsible |
to not be responsible |
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That was really irresponsible. |
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cruel |
to hurt other people and not feel bad |
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Wow! You are so cruel. |
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manipulative |
to control other people in a selfish way |
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He is so manipulative. |
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