an old flame | sb one was once in love with | |
steal one's heart | to make sb fall in love with one | |
the man of one's dreams | an ideal man | |
head over heels in love | very much in love with sb | |
break one's heart | cause sb great unhappiness | |
change of heart | a change of one's feeling for sth/someone | |
wear one's heart on one's sleeve | to allow once feelings to be too obvious | |
see eye to eye | to agree about sth | |
all's fair in love and war | all actions are justified when there are feelings of love/rivalry | |
the bee's knees | the best | |
donkey's years | a long time | |
bury the hatchet | forget old quarrels | |
the apple of one's eye | sb one is most fond of | |
the black sheep of the family | a person strongly disapproved by the other members of the family | |
play hard to get | to pretend one is not interested in sb | |
be like putty in one's hands | easily controlled or manipulated | |
drive sb round the bend | annoy sb a lot | |
tie the knot | get married | |
in clover | live comfortable | |
blood is thicker than water | family relationships are the strongest | |