Valentines vocab
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Meaning: If someone is head over heels in love, it means that they love someone very much (they are deeply in love).
Example: Sam and Annie fall head over heels in love at the top of the Empire State building on Valentines day. (In the film Sleepless in Seattle)
Meaning: A secret admirer is someone that likes someone else romantically but does not disclose their identity (they do not tell the person how they feel).
Example: Georgina had a secret admirer who used to send her red roses.
Meaning: If two people are set up on a date, it means that someone else has organised the meeting for them. This is usually a friend that wants them to start a relationship.
Example: Michael Lewis and his wife were set up on a blind dinner date.
Meaning: If two people get together, it means that they have sex/ start a relationship.
Example: Sam and Peter got together on New Year’s Eve
Meaning: When someone sees someone else and feels that they love that person immediately.
Example: Richard Branson said that it was love at first sight when he met his wife Joan.
Meaning: If someone is love sick, it means that they are not acting normally because they love someone so much. This usually happens at the beginning of a relationship and might mean that someone has lost their appetite (does not eat much).
Example: Jeremy was so lovesick and stayed at home waiting for her to call.
Meaning: If someone is besotted with someone, it means that they love them so much and think about them all the time.
Example: Jennifer is besotted with her new guy and never stops talking about him!
Meaning: If someone asks someone else out, it means that they ask them to do something together (e.g go for a drink/cinema etc) with the hope that they will start a romantic relationship.
Example: George was so happy when Fiona asked him out.
Meaning: If someone flirts with someone, they say or do things that show that they are attracted to that person.
Example: Vanessa had fun flirting with her new colleague during their coffee break.
Meaning: If someone chases someone else, they try and persuade them to have a romantic or sexual relationship with them.
Example: Tom chased Hannah for months until she finally agreed to go for a drink with him.
Meaning: If someone is after someone else, it means that they like them a lot and want to start a relationship with them (a bit like the word ‘chase’ above).
Example: He’s been after her for months, I wish he would just ask her out.
Meaning: If someone has the hots for someone, it means that they are sexually attracted to them
Example: Have you got the hots for her?
Meaning: If someone is love sick, it means that they are not acting normally because they love someone so much. This usually happens at the beginning of a relationship and might mean that someone has lost their appetite (does not eat much).
Example: Lisa is crazy about her new girlfriend!
Meaning: If someone falls for someone, it means that they have fallen in love (they have started to love them)
Example: I fell for Alessandro as we were sitting in Green Park at the end of the summer.
Meaning: If someone has a crush on someone, it means that they feel that they are completely in love but it is usually temporary (although not always!)
Example: Tania had a huge crush on her maths teacher and always looked forward to seeing him.
Meaning: If two people hit it off, it means that they like each other and usually have a lot in common and a lot to talk about. It could just refer to two friends but is often used when two people start a romantic relationship.
Example: Martin Freeman said that he and his ex-wife, Amanda, hit it off straight away.
Meaning: A whirlwind romance is a romantic relationship that happens very quickly and progresses quickly
Example: His parents said that they had a whirlwind romance and got married a month after meeting each other.
Meaning: Cupid is the god of love and desire in classical mythology. An arrow is a long metal weapon that he fires from his bow. It is said that if you are struck (hit) by Cupid’s arrow, you fall in love
Example: We fell in love straight away - it was as if I had been struck by Cupid’s arrow!
Meaning: If someone is treated, it means that they receive presents or/and someone has behaved in a very nice way towards them.
Example: My husband really treated me this Valentines Day.
Note: You can treat someone to something e.g a nice meal in a restaurant. Or you can be treated.
Meaning: If someone chats someone else up, it means that they ask them questions with the hope/ intention of starting a romantic or sexual relationship
Example: Keven is always chatting up girls.
Note: It can also be used as an adjective - a chat-up line. A common chat up line in Britain is ‘Have you been here before?’ What are the common chat-up lines where you are from? Let me know in the comments section below!