LOVE IDIOMS

FALLING IN LOVE

To catch someone's eye = to be attractive to someone: "The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye."
To fancy someone (British English) = to find someone attractive: "My friend fancies you!"
To have a crush on someone = to only be able to think about one person: "When I was at school, I had a crush on a film star."
To have a soft spot for someone = to have a weakness for someone: "She has a soft spot for Richard – he can do anything!"
To have the hots for someone = to find someone very attractive: "She's got the hots for the new office manager."
To go out with someone (British English) = to date someone: "They've been going out together for years!"
To go steady = to go out with someone: "They've been going steady since their first year at university."
To fall for someone = to fall in love: "He always falls for the wrong types!"
To fall/be head over heels for someone = to completely fall in love: "He fell head over heels for her."
To be lovey-dovey = for a couple to show everyone how much they are in love: "They're so lovey-dovey, always whispering to each other and looking into each other's eyes."
To have a thing for (someone)= to be attracted and care about someone: "The girl has a thing for the new boy in her class."
To have eyes only for = to be attracted to one person only: "He's dropped all his old friends, now that he has eyes only for Susie."
To be the apple of someone's eye = to be loved by someone, normally an older relative: "She's the apple of her father's eye."
To be smitten by someone = to be in love with someone: "I first met him at a party and from that evening on, I was smitten."
A love-nest = the place where two lovers live: "They made a love-nest in the old basement flat."
To be loved-up (British English) = to exist in a warm feeling of love: "They are one loved-up couple!"
To be the love of someone's life = to be loved by a person: "He has always been the love of her life."
To hang up on someone= to be obsessed with another person, to be interested in another person:" The young woman is hung up on a member of her tennis
club."
To hit it off (with someone)= to get along well with someone (from the first time that you meet that person):"I hit it off with a woman in my
photography class and we have been dating for several months now."
To whisper sweet nothings in (someone's) ear= to say romantic or intimate things to someone: "The actor was whispering sweet nothings in the ear of the
actress in the romantic movie."
To steal (someone's) heart= to cause someone to fall in love with you:"The woman stole the heart of the man who was working beside her at her office."
To fall for (someone= to begin to feel love for someone: "The woman always falls for the wrong person and is never happy."
To fall in love (with someone)= to begin to experience feelings of love for someone: "The man fell in love with a woman from his university class and
they got married several months later."
To find Mr. Right= to find the right or perfect person: "The woman is always hoping to find Mr. Right but so far she has not had any luck."
To find the right girl/guy= to find the right partner, to find the person you want to marry: " The woman is always making an effort to find the right
guy."
Love at first sight= to fall in love with someone or something the first time that one sees him or her or it: "When I saw the woman at the party it was
love at first sight and I knew that I wanted to meet her."
The woman loved the house. It was love at first sight.
Made for each other= to get along extremely well with another person: "The man and woman get along very well together and seem to be made for each
other."
To make eyes at (someone)= to look at someone in a way that makes it clear that you like that person and find him or her attractive: "
The man became angry when he saw that his girlfriend was making eyes at someone else at the party."
A match made in heaven= a couple who get along perfectly: "When the two people finally got together it was a match made in heaven and everybody thought
that they would stay together forever."
To meet the right girl/guy= to meet the right partner, to meet the person that you want to marry: "The woman always joked that she would never return
home if she met the right guy."
The one (for someone= the right partner, the right person to marry: "When I introduced my girlfriend to my mother she said that she was the one for me."
One and only= the only person that one loves: "The man's wife was his one and only since they met in high school."
To dig (someone)= to like someone a lot: "The girl really digs the boy in her chemistry class."


TYPES OF LOVE

Puppy love = love between teenagers: "It's just puppy love – you'll grow out of it!"
Cupboard love = love for someone because they give you food: "I think my cat loves me, but it's only cupboard love!"
True love= a genuine feeling of romantic love:"It seemed like true love until the couple began to fight all of the time."
Unrequited love= love that is not returned, one-way love:"The woman was in love with the president of her company but it was unrequited love. He did
not love her."

DATE

To date (someone)=to go on a date with someone, to have a date with someone: "My sister has been dating her boyfriend for about two years."
Double date= a date where two couples do something together: "It was fun to go on the double date even though everybody wanted to do something
different."
To dutch= to go on a date where each person pays half of the expenses: "Many university students have little money so they often go dutch when they go
on a date."
Blind date= a date where the two people have never met before: "I went on a blind date in university but it was not too successful."

GETTING MARRIED

To get hitched: "They're getting hitched next Saturday."
To tie the knot: "So when are you two tying the knot?"
Say I do= to get married (during a wedding ceremony it is common to say "I do" when you agree to marry your partner):"The man was very happy to say "I
do" at the wedding ceremony."
To take one's vows= to get married and take your wedding vows or promises:"
The couple took their vows at the courthouse in the small town."
To tie the knot= to get married:"After dating for several years the young couple decided to tie the knot."
To walk down the aisle together= to get married (in this case in a church and where the bride walks down the aisle to the altar):"The couple have
decided to walk down the aisle together and begin their new life."
To set a date= to decide on a date for a wedding: "After thinking about marriage for a long time the couple decided to set a date."
To settle down= to establish a regular routine after getting married: "After dating many women the young man finally decided to settle down."
To pop the question= to ask someone to marry you: "The man thought about things carefully before he actually decided to pop the question."
To ask for someone's hand in marriage= to ask someone to marry you: "After dating his girlfriend for several years the man finally asked for her hand
in marriage."

IF IT GOES WRONG...

To go through a bit of a rough patch = when things are not going well: "Since the argument, they've been going through a bit of a rough patch."
To have blazing rows = to have big arguments: "We had a blazing row last night."
Can't stand the sight of someone = to not like someone: "She can't stand the sight of him any more!"
To call it a day = to agree that the relationship has ended: "We decided to call it a day."
To be on the rocks = a relationship that is in difficulty: "Once she moved out, it was clear their marriage was on the rocks."
To have a stormy relationship = a relationship with many arguments: "I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship."
To split up= to end a relationship:"The girl and her boyfriend decided to split up after being together for seven years."
A love-rat = a man who betrays his girlfriend / wife: "He's had affairs with three different women – he's a complete love-rat."
To walk out on (someone)= to abandon your partner and end a relationship:"The man walked out on his wife and nobody knew the reason why."
To make up= to forgive each other after an argument, to begin to see each other again after ending a relationship: "The couple had a big fight at the
restaurant but they made up and things quickly got back to normal."
The boy and girl separated but recently they made up and began seeing each other again
On the rocks= to be in a state of difficulty, to be having problems (usually used for a relationship): "The couple are experiencing many problems at
the moment and their relationship appears to be on the rocks."
To patch up a relationship= to repair a broken relationship: "The couple wanted to separate but they managed to patch up their relationship and are now
very happy together."
To break up= to end a relationship: "The couple broke up after dating for more than three years."
To dump (someone= to end a relationship by telling someone that you do not want to see him or her: "The woman dumped her boyfriend after they had a big fight."

SAYINGS

Marry in haste, repent at leisure = if you marry too quickly, you have the rest of your life to regret it!
Love is blind = when you love someone, you can't see their faults
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder = beauty is subjective
Let your heart rule your head = allow your emotions to control your rational side
Wear your heart on your sleeve = show other people how you are feeling