The document presents various English idioms related to spring. It begins by stating that spring is a time when the snow melts, flowers bloom, and it feels good to go outside in the sun. It then provides definitions and examples for over a dozen spring idioms, including "no spring chicken" meaning rather old, "put a spring in one's step" meaning to feel happy, and "spring fever" referring to a feeling of restlessness as the weather warms up in spring. It closes by quoting Charles Dickens saying spring is when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.
2. Nothing is better than the coming of Spring. The
snow melts, the flowers bloom and it feels good
to go outside and feel the sun on your face.
3. It is almost Easter, the time to get the family
together for Easter eggs and roasted lamb.
In this video I shall present you with some
Spring Idioms. So, let’s get started!
4. no spring chicken
to be rather old
E.g. She dressed young even though she was
no spring chicken.
5. to put a spring in one’s step
to make one feel happy
E.g. A few meetings with Mary seems to have
put a smile on his face and a spring in his step.
Anyone can see that he is full of confidence
now.
6. a good egg
a good or reliable person
E.g. Even though she was unpopular she was
still a good egg.
7. a happy bunny
someone who is satisfied with a situation
E.g. His loving and supportive family made him
a happy bunny.
8. the grass is always greener on the other
side
life seems better somewhere else
E.g. The people who think that the grass is
always greener on the other side of the fence
are most of the times disappointed because their
expectations are too high.
9. a ray of sunshine
a person that is a positive influence or makes
other people happy
E.g. The passion of the new teacher was like a
ray of sunshine in the class.
10. spring fever
refers to a general feeling of restlessness and
excitement because the weather becomes
warmer in Spring
E.g. The children all have spring fever so cannot
concentrate on their studies.
11. full of the joys of Spring
happy, enthusiastic and/or full of energy
E.g. She ran to school because she was full of
the joys of Spring.
12. put all your eggs in one basket
to depend for your success on a single person
or plan of action
E.g. He had a plan B to avoid putting all his eggs
into one basket.
13. spring into action
used to say that something is done quickly
and with energy or force
E.g. She slept through her alarm so had to
spring into action if she was to arrive at work on
time.
14. busy bee
someone who is always busy
E.g. He was such a busy bee that he finished all
the day’s work in the morning and in the
afternoon, he started on the work of the next
day.
15. “Spring is the time of year when it is
summer in the sun and winter in the
shade.”
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations