Thirty Idioms about Love

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Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, we’re looking at thirty idioms about love.

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    1. a match made in heaven – a relationship/pairing in which each member/part perfectly complements the other
    2. an item – a couple who are involved in an established relationship
    3. better half – partner/spouse
    4. birds of a feather flock together – people who have the same outlook/tastes/interests will be found in each other’s company
    5. blind date –a meeting between two people who do not know each other, arranged in the hope that a romance might develop between them
    6. double date – a social occasion attended by two couples
    7. head over heels – intensely in love
    8. love is blind – when you love someone, you no longer see/care about their faults
    9. love me, love my dog – if you love someone you must accept everything about them including their faults
    10. lovey-dovey – romantic and affectionate (often excessively so)
    11. other half – partner/spouse
    12. puppy love – intense, new, and usually superficial love (often said in reference to love experienced by teenagers)
    13. the apple of someone’s eye – the person someone adores
    14. those three little words – the words ‘I love you’
    15. to be hung up on someone – to long for/be obsessed with someone
    16. to fall for – to fall in love with
    17. to (take a) fancy (to) someone – to become fond of/attracted to someone
    18. to fix/set someone up – to arrange a meeting between two people in the hope that they might develop a romantic connection
    19. to get hitched – to get married
    20. to go Dutch – to equally share the cost of something (usually a meal)
    21. to go steady with someone – to be in a relationship with someone
    22. to have a crush on someone – to be attracted to someone
    23. to hit it off – to immediately get on with someone
    24. to pop the question – to propose marriage
    25. to say ‘I do!’ – to agree to marriage (in reference to making vows in the wedding ceremony)
    26. to settle down with someone – to adopt a steady and stable lifestyle with someone (sometimes after marriage and with the intention of having children)
    27. to take someone’s breath away – to inspire the feeling of awe in someone
    28. to tie the knot – to marry
    29. to whisper sweet nothings – to whisper words of affection
    30. two’s company, three’s a crowd – two people, especially two people who are in love, should be left alone

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14 Feb 2017
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