35+ Idioms about Personality in English with Meaning

In this article, we will list down some of most common idioms about Personality in English with meaning.

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Idioms about Personality

Sr. No.	Idioms	Meaning
1	Smart cookie	Somebody who has got a strong personality or who is quite smart.
2	Lamebrain	A foolish person, a slow thinker
3	Full of yourself	someone who is too pleased with themselves
4	Laid-back	A relaxed person who doesn’t get stressed or upset easily
5	Clock-watcher	Someone who has no interest in the current activity, and keeps watching the time
6	Daydreamer	Someone who is having dreamlike thoughts when they should be focusing on the present
7	Moaning Minnie	A person who complains a lot about insignificant things.
8	Bossyboots	Someone who likes to dominate other people and often tells them what to do
9	Have a screw loose	Someone who is slightly mad or eccentric
10	Creep	A nasty person, someone who is trying to impress higher authority
11	Skiver	Someone who is absent from school or work without a good reason
12	Scrooge	A miserable person who hates spending money.
13	Cool as a cucumber	Someone who doesn’t get upset, excited or anxious very easily.
14	Slave driver	Someone who makes other people work really hard
15	Golden boy	A winning person that everyone is fond of.
16	Larger than life	Someone who is more exciting or interesting than other people
17	Busybody	A person who expresses great interest in other people’s private lives
18	Big mouth	Someone who is not able to keep a secret
19	Eager beaver	Someone who’s always willing to do something.
20	Wimp	A weak person, someone who lacks confidence.
21	Early bird	A person who wakes up, arrives to work, etc. before the usual time
22	Down-to-earth	Someone who is practical and close to reality, who accepts other people as equals
23	Life and soul of the party	Someone who is energetic, and good fun during social occasions.
24	Dipstick	A person who seems to be stupid
25	Nerd	Someone who is very interested in science or technology, particularly in computers
26	Happy camper	A person who is always happy and satisfied. We often use ‘happy camper’ in the negative.
27	Cheapskate	A mean person who doesn’t like spending money
28	A party animal	Someone who likes to attend parties often
29	A people person	An outgoing person who gets along with people really well and is a good listener
30	Pain in the neck	An irritating, annoying person
31	Lone wolf	Someone who prefers his own company and does not like socialising.
32	Cold fish	Someone who has very little emotions, who is regarded as hard-hearted and unfeeling
33	Dark horse	Someone who has greater abilities than he shows or than other people are aware of
34	Rough diamond	Someone who seems impolite or is not well-educated, but who has a kind heart and good character.
35	Rolling stone	A person who moves from place to place, job to job, without staying anywhere long
36	Crank	A person whose behavior or way of life is regarded as strange.
37	Wet blanket	A person who ruins other people’s fun by staying pessimistic and complaining all the time.
38	Chatterbox	A person who talks a lot

Idioms about Personality

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Idioms about Personality Example

Tom is enthusiastic and positive and he is a people person.
He was always a cheapskate even though he was earning $200,000 a year.
He’s finally got that promotion. He is a real happy camper.
It was a great night, Jim was life and soul of the party.
My Sister is the early bird in our family, she gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning.
I always avoid confrontations, I am such a wimp.
My boss is such a slave driver, I had to work two weekends in a row.
My next-door neighbor is a real busybody.
Our managing editor was a laid-back person but he’s recently begun snapping at the employees.
Miller was always full of himself and liked to pick on his friends.
My brother was a rolling stone until he met his wife.

Idioms about Personality

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