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👥 People & Personality Vocabulary

Part 1: People Collocations

Collocations are words that naturally go together. Master these to describe people like a native!

Adjectives + Person

Collocation Example Meaning
outgoing person "She's a very outgoing person." Sociable and friendly
down-to-earth person "He's a down-to-earth person." Practical and realistic
easy-going person "She's an easy-going person." Relaxed and calm
hard-working person "He's a hard-working person." Works very diligently
open-minded person "She's an open-minded person." Accepts new ideas
close friend "He's my close friend." Very good friend

Verbs + People

Collocation Example
make friends "It's easy to make friends here."
get along with "I get along with everyone."
keep in touch "Let's keep in touch!"
lose touch "We lost touch after school."
have in common "We have a lot in common."

Practice: Collocations

Exercise 1: Complete the collocations

1. She's a very person.
2. It's easy to friends here.
3. I along with everyone.
4. Let's keep in !
5. We have a lot in .

Part 2: People Idioms

Idioms are expressions with meanings different from the literal words. These people idioms are used all the time!

Common People Idioms:

  • A people person - Someone who enjoys being with others
    "She's a real people person."
  • Birds of a feather - Similar people
    "Birds of a feather flock together."
  • Two peas in a pod - Very similar people
    "They're like two peas in a pod!"
  • The life and soul of the party - Very entertaining person
    "He's the life and soul of the party!"
  • A shoulder to cry on - Someone who listens to problems
    "She's always a shoulder to cry on."
  • See eye to eye - Agree with someone
    "We don't always see eye to eye."
  • Rub someone the wrong way - Annoy someone
    "He rubs me the wrong way."
  • Hit it off - Become friends quickly
    "We hit it off immediately!"

Practice: Idioms

Exercise 2: Complete the idioms

1. She's a real people .
2. They're like two peas in a .
3. We don't see eye to .
4. He's the life and of the party!
5. We it off immediately!

Part 3: People Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs that create new meanings!

Phrasal Verb Meaning Example
get along with Have good relationship "I get along with my colleagues."
fall out with Have argument/stop being friends "They fell out with each other."
make up Become friends again "They made up after the fight."
look up to Admire and respect "I look up to my teacher."
look down on Think you're better than "Don't look down on others."
take after Be similar to family member "She takes after her mother."
grow apart Become less close "We grew apart over the years."
hang out with Spend time with "I hang out with my friends."

💡 Usage Tips:

Get along with - Very common for describing relationships

Look up to - Shows respect and admiration

Hang out with - Informal, means spend casual time together

Practice: Phrasal Verbs

Exercise 3: Complete with the correct phrasal verb

1. I along with everyone.
2. They out with each other.
3. I up to my parents.
4. She after her father.
5. I out with my friends.

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