Below are some of the most common idioms of personality used in English:
- absent- minded: very forgetful, easily forgetting things.
- big-headed: conceited, boastful, self-important.
- brainy: clever, intelligent.
- cheeky: rude, disrespectful (especially towards someone older, eg. parents, teachers etc.)
- hot-headed: get angry quickly; tending to do things without thinking.
- nosy: inquisitive, curious about others.
- pig-headed: stubborn, unwilling to listen to advice.
- thick: stupid, unintelligent.
- thick-skinned: insensitive to criticism, not easily offended.
- tight-fisted: mean with money, not generous.
- two-faced: insincere, deceitful (eg. agree when talking to someone but disagree behind their back)
- well-off: rich, wealthy.
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