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Love and relationship idioms are the fun, slightly dramatic way English talks about romance, feelings, and all the chaos in between. Instead of saying exactly what we mean, we say things like fall in love or break someone’s heart, because apparently being subtle is overrated.
You’ll hear these everywhere, in conversations, films, TV shows, songs, basically anywhere people are being emotional or a bit messy. So if you want to understand real English (and not just textbook English), these are worth knowing.
- Below is a small sample to get you started:
- fall in love: to start loving someone
- head over heels: completely in love (and possibly not thinking straight)
- love at first sight: falling in love immediately
- tie the knot: to get married
- break someone’s heart: to hurt someone emotionally
- on the rocks: a relationship that’s not exactly thriving
- call it quits: to end a relationship
- wear your heart on your sleeve: to show your emotions openly
- have a crush on someone: to like someone romantically
- match made in heaven: a suspiciously perfect couple
If you want more, and trust me, there are a lot more, have a look through the full lists below.
dating idioms
Next up is dating. If you don’t know what it is, i’ll fill you in.
Dating is when you spend time with another person to figure out if you like eachother and are compatible. This can include eating at restaurants, going to a bar, cinema etc. If everything goes well, the couple can then decide if they want to make it official and start a relationship.
friendship idioms
Friends! Everyone has them and they make life so much more fun, don’t they? I’m sure you all know what a friend is, but just incase…
Friends are other people who we get along with very well. You enjoy spending time socialising with them and having fun and enjoying life.
love idioms
After you’ve dated and started a relationship next comes love. Let’s learn some idioms about being in love.
marriage idioms
You’ve dated, started a relationship, fallen in love…What’s next? If you like it, you put a ring on it. You get married of course.
making up idioms
The course of true love never does run smooth. You are probably going to have some fights/arguments along the way. But, if it’s meant to be… you’ll reconcile. You will make up (another phrasal verb here) and everything will be hunky dory (until the next one!)
more love idioms
Here’s a few more for good measure. If you’ve enjoyed love and relationship idioms, you may enjoy family idioms too.
Have you got the idiom bug? Are you hungry for more? What are you waiting for, there are plenty more topics to choose from.