Enthusiasm- Laziness Idioms

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To eat, sleep and breathe something- If you eat, sleep and breathe something, then

that means you are obsessed with it and spend most of your time doing it.

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Maria is passionate about Latin dances. She eats, sleeps and breathes her dancing classes.

On the edge of one's seat- giving all your attention to something

exciting

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The performance was so

expressive that it kept the

audience on the edges of their

seats.

To put your heart (and soul) into something- If you put your heart (and soul) into something, you are very

enthusiastic and invest a lot of energy and hard work in it.

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No wonder students love Ms. Johnson. She puts her heart

and soul into teaching.

A couch potatosomeone who spends a lot of time sitting and

watching television

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My cousin is a couch potato. Whenever I

come by, he is lounging about

reading some papers and magazines.

A lazybones- a lazy person; often used in a friendly way

to someone you like

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Hey you, lazybones! Let’s get going or we will miss a bus!

To slack off- to make less effort than usual, or to be lazy in your

work

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Our volleyball coach would never let us slack off.