yes-man - someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in order to gain some advantage – used to show disapproval, whizzkid - a young person who is very skilled or successful at something, busybody - someone who is too interested in other people’s private activities – used to show disapproval, chatterbox - someone, especially a child, who talks too much, pain in the neck - someone who is very annoying, dark horse - someone who does not tell people much about themselves, but who has surprising qualities or abilities, old hand - someone who has a lot of experience of something, set in her ways - having particular habits, black sheep - someone who is regarded by other members of their family or group as a failure or embarrassment, life and soul of the party - someone who enjoys social occasions and is fun and exciting to be with, rotten apple - one person who has a bad effect on all others in a group, loose cannon - someone who cannot be trusted because they say or do things you do not what them to, couch potato - someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television, wet blanket - someone who seems to want to spoil other people’s fun, for example by refusing to join them in something enjoyable that they are doing, big cheese - an important and powerful person in an organisation – used humorously, tough cookie - someone who is very determined to do what they want and not what other people want,

Speakout Advanced Unit 1 Idioms for people definitions (English C1)

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