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Vocabulary about family

Idioms and metaphors to describe family and relationships

Idioms are groups of words that have a meaning which is not deducible by its individual words.

Consider the following example:

Robbie is the black sheep in the family. 

When one is the black sheep, it means they face general disapproval from other family members or they are very different from them.

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What does walk down the aisle mean?

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to make an important decision.

to marry.

to learn from life.

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When a couple ties the knot what are they doing?

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They are going to marry.

They are spying on each other.

they have bought a house

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When there is a baby in the oven, it means that

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a child is behaving badly.

a woman is pregnant.

someone has a secret.

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If you are the spitting image of your parents it means

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you behave like them.

you look like them a lot.

you are as obstinate as they are.

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If you get on like a house on fire...

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you get on well.

you have a bad relationship.

you are very passionate.

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If you follow your parents' footsteps it means

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you stick with them at all times.

you are watching over them.

you pursue similar careers or life choices.

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If you hear something runs in the family what do you understand?

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There is a dog in the family.

There is something important to deal with.

There is a feature shared by people in the family.

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