baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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beside oneself »
Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
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blow hot and cold »
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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bring down »
To make someone feel bad emotionally.
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carried away »
Made excessively emotional or excited.
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chew the scenery »
To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
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cold fish »
A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
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collect one's thoughts »
To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.
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come to terms »
To accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful.
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crocodile tear »
A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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dead »
Without emotion.
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dry eye »
An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
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even keel »
A state of having one's emotions under control and balanced.
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fall apart »
To be emotionally in crisis.
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fear »
A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
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fight off »
To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.
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good drunk »
A person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
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harsh one's mellow »
To make someone feel bad emotionally.
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hot and cold »
Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
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in stride »
Without emotional upset.
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lump in one's throat »
A feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
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lump to one's throat »
A feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
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no pressure »
The situation at hand is rife with emotional pressure.
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on one's feet »
Being stable or capable, especially in a financial or emotional sense.
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play with fire »
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
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revenge is a dish best served cold »
An expression that emotional detachment is ideal when taking revenge, as one is righting the wrongs that have been done to the doer.
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shoulder to cry on »
Someone offering emotional support to another in distress.
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sort oneself out »
To calm down emotionally.
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sticking point »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
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sticking-place »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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still water runs deep »
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect
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still waters run deep »
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.
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tired and emotional »
Drunk.
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touch a nerve »
To make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.
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touchy-feely »
Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
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walk it off »
To deal with an negative emotional event without complaint; to take it like a man.
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wash over »
Said of the way an emotion affects one suddenly.
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wear one's heart on one's sleeve »
To be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.
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white coat hypertension »
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
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worked up »
Excessively emotional, excited or aroused.
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