Describing People - People Put into Description

Explore English idioms regarding the description of people with examples like "thunder thighs" and "in the buff".

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(as) skinny as a beanpole

[phrase]

having an extremely thin body

Ex: He was skinny as a beanpole when he was a teenager.

thunder thighs

[noun]

used to refer to someone with fat or large thighs

Ex: He teased his friend about his thunder thighs.

(as) bald as an eagle

[phrase]

used to describe someone who is totally bald

Ex: After losing all his hair, he was as bald as an eagle.

(as) bald as a cue ball

[phrase]

used to refer to someone who is completely bald

Ex: After chemotherapy, his head was as bald as a cue ball.

thin on top

[phrase]

having less hair, particularly on the upper part of the head, often leading to baldness

Ex: He's been getting thin on top since his thirties.

in the raw

[phrase]

used to refer to someone who is not covered with any clothing

Ex: He ran out of the bathroom in the raw when he heard the fire alarm.

in the buff

[phrase]

in a state of complete nudity

Ex: He answered the door in the buff by accident.

in one's birthday suit

[phrase]

(of a person) not having any clothes on

Ex: He ran outside in his birthday suit when the fire alarm went off.

(as) blind as a bat

[phrase]

used to refer to someone who is unable to see well

Ex: Without his glasses, he's blind as a bat.

(as) deaf as a post

[phrase]

completely lacking the ability to hear sounds

Ex: My grandfather is 95 and he's as deaf as a post.

to sweat like a pig

[phrase]

to be very hot and sweat a lot

Ex: After running for an hour, I was sweating like a pig.

to talk like a book

[phrase]

to talk in a manner that is very formal or complicated

Ex: He talks like a book — no one understands him at meetings.

fresh out of something

[phrase]

having just experienced something in particular

Ex: She's fresh out of college and looking for her first job.

to have seen it all

[phrase]

to be very experienced and not easily surprised

Ex: The nurse had seen it all after thirty years in the hospital.

to have been around the block

[phrase]

to have a lot of experience

Ex: She has been around the block and knows how to handle pressure.

shy as a mouse

[phrase]

very shy, quiet, or timid

Ex: The new student was shy as a mouse on her first day.

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