Do you sometimes struggle to express your emotions in English?
When most of us start learning
a language, we learn the basic words to express how we feel.
Sad, mad, glad.
But as life goes on, we realize that there are so many emotions
that just can't quite be expressed with these basic words or phrases.
That's why in today's lesson, I'll teach you expressions related to
emotions as well as opposite expressions that you can use in common situations.
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To be cheesed off.
If you're cheesed off, you're feeling annoyed
fed up or angry.
If said with the right tone, this expression will clearly
let the other person know that you're not happy with what they're doing.
This is a phrasal verb that can be separated so you can say:
We often use cheesed off with "with". Other synonyms
to express this emotion are:
The opposite of this emotion could be to delight in something.
If you delight in something, you get a lot of joy or pleasure from it.
We can separate this phrasal verb.
For example, we can say:
Synonym for this emotion include:
Now let's imagine you have an exam tomorrow
and you suddenly realize that you studied the wrong chapters.
You made a mistake and you're running out of time.
How would you express your emotions in this situation?
Oh, what am I going to do?
This expression is a bit informal, but if someone freaks out
or if something freaks them out, they suddenly feel surprised
confused, upset or angry.
You can also use this to mean very excited
or emotional, or to make someone else feel that way.
We can separate this phrasal verbs so we can say:
We often use freak out with on.
For example, she freaked out on him.
Some common synonyms for this emotion would be:
Here an opposite emotion would be to chill out.
This phrasal verb means to relax without worrying or feeling anxious.
We don't generally separate this phrasal verb.
Synonyms for this phrasal verb include:
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So now you just completed
a group work task and your classmate or coworker
who didn't help you at all is trying to take all of the credit again.
How would you express this emotion?
I can't believe that she's telling everyone that she help you when she didn't
Unbelievable.
When you feel fed up, you've just had enough.
You feel annoyed or disgusted by something that you have experienced for too long.
We often use fed up with "with" for example:
Some common synonyms for this emotion would be:
Here an opposite
emotion would be to content yourself with something.
This means to be satisfied with something.
Often something that is disappointing in some way.
In other words,
you're not quite happy with the situation, but you accept it and it's OK.
This phrase usually follows the pattern:
You could include other details in the sentence,
but the structure would remain quite similar.
Synonyms for this phrase include:
So now you're at home with your family and your parents tell you that they want
to make an important announcement. You start to feel really emotional.
In this situation, you might say that you're feeling choked up.
When someone becomes choked up,
they become unable to speak and almost begin to cry because of strong emotion.
This could be positive or negative emotion,
so they could be feeling sad or very happy.
We generally do not separate this phrasal verb. Other synonyms
for this emotion include:
An opposite expression for this could be to crack up. If you crack up
or if something or someone cracks you up, you laugh suddenly and a lot.
We can separate this phrasal verb.
As this phrasal verb means to laugh or cause someone to laugh,
there is no other synonym that quite matches it.
Now, let's imagine you cooked
a lovely meal for your friends who you invited over for lunch.
Suddenly, one of your friends
makes a joke about your home and the taste of your food.
How dare they?
To tell someone off means to speak angrily because they have done
or said something wrong.
We can separate this phrasal verb.
Synonyms for this include:
The opposite reaction in this situation might be to lighten up.
This means to take things less seriously and see the humor in the situation.
We cannot separate this phrasal verb.
Synonyms include:
So today we learned
10 phrases you can use to express your emotions
in different situations. To help you continue your learning,
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This means being able to speak at normal speed similar
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