16 Love Idioms – The Language Of Love

In this lesson, you will be learning the most romantic part of the English language—love idioms. Whether you’re describing a crush or expressing deep affection, these idioms will help you convey your feelings in a colorful and fun way. Let’s fall head over heels for some new phrases! 🌟

16 Love Idioms - The Language Of Love

Love Idioms and Their Meanings and Examples🌹

1. Have the hots for somebody

👉 Meaning: To find someone extremely attractive.

💡 Example: “She really has the hots for her coworker!”


2. Be a soul mate

👉 Meaning: Be someone who completely understands and accepts you.

💡 Example: “I believe he’s my soul mate—we’re perfect for each other!”


3. Pop the question

👉 Meaning: To ask someone to marry you. 💍

💡 Example: “He popped the question during their vacation in Paris!”


4. Be smitten with somebody

👉 Meaning: Be completely captivated by someone and feel immense joy.

💡 Example: “She’s smitten with her new boyfriend.”


5. Be somebody’s one and only

👉 Meaning: To be unique to someone and cherished by them.

💡 Example: “You’ll always be my one and only.” ❤️


6. Walk out on somebody

👉 Meaning: To leave someone, often ending a relationship.

💡 Example: “He walked out on her after a big argument.”


7. Fix someone up

👉 Meaning: To find a romantic partner for someone.

💡 Example: “She fixed her friend up with a guy from her office.”


8. Tie the knot

👉 Meaning: To get married. 👰‍♀️🤵

💡 Example: “They tied the knot in a beautiful beach ceremony.”


9. Take one’s breath away

👉 Meaning: To be so in love with someone that you’re left breathless.

💡 Example: “Her beauty took his breath away.”


10. No love lost between

👉 Meaning: There’s mutual animosity or dislike between two people.

💡 Example: “There’s no love lost between the two neighbors.”


11. Be the apple of somebody’s eye

👉 Meaning: To be loved and treasured by someone, often a parent.

💡 Example: “Her little boy is the apple of her eye.” 🍎


12. Break up

👉 Meaning: To end a relationship.

💡 Example: “They broke up after three years together.”


13. Madly in love

👉 Meaning: To be deeply or extremely in love with someone.

💡 Example: “They’re madly in love and inseparable!”


14. Leave somebody at the altar

👉 Meaning: To decide not to marry someone just before the wedding.

💡 Example: “He left her at the altar, and she was devastated.”


15. Have a crush on somebody

👉 Meaning: An informal idiom describing young romantic infatuation. 💕

💡 Example: “He has a huge crush on his classmate.”


16. Fall head over heels in love

👉 Meaning: Falling completely in love with someone.

💡 Example: “They fell head over heels in love the moment they met.”

Which love idiom is your favorite? Or, have you heard any other love-related idioms? Share your thoughts in the comments! 🥰 Let’s spread the love—and the language! 💖

Also Read:

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