Prickly relationship: difficult. Espinoso. Prickles:
espinas
Rocky relationship: difficult and not certain to continue or to be successful:
a rocky marriage
Uneasy relationship: not certain to last; not safe or settled: e.g. An uneasy peace. The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise.
Fierce argument: angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening. Showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent: E.g. A fierce dog. Two fierce eyes glared at them. He suddenly looked fierce. The scene of fierce fighting. He launched a fierce attack on the Democrats. Competition from abroad became fiercer in the 1990s. Feroz
Courting couple: a couple that has a relationship before getting married.
Unrequited love: /ˌʌnriˈkwaɪtɪd/ not returned by the person that you love
Heightened tension: intensified. Heighten: if a feeling or an effect heightens, or sth heightens it, it becomes stronger or increases. E.g. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.
Call sb names: to use insulting words about sb
Fall for sb: to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb: E.g. They fell for each other instantly.
Fall out (with sb): to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them
Get on/along like a house on fire: to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship.
Have it in for sb: (informal) to not like sb and be unpleasant to them.
Keep (yourself) to yourself: to avoid meeting people socially or becoming involved in their affairs: E.g. Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself very much to himself.
Look up to sb: to admire or respect sb.
Look down on sb/sth: to think that you are better than sb/sth: E.g. She looks down on people who haven’t been to college.
Strain: pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage, or sth very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces: Their marriage is under great strain at the moment. These repayments are putting a strain on our finances. Put a great strain on a relationship.
Put sb down(informal): to make sb look or feel stupid, especially in front of other people. Humiliate.
Take after sb: to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father: E.g.Your daughter doesn’t take after you at all.
Take to sb/sth: to start liking sb/sth: E.g. I took to my new boss immediately. He hasn’t taken to his new school.
Turn your back on sb/sth: to reject sb/sth that you have previously been connected with: E.g. She turned her back on them when they needed her.
Turn to sb/sth: to go to sb/sth for help, advice, etc.: E.g. She has nobody she can turn to.
Go / turn sour: to stop being pleasant: E.g. Their relationship soon went sour.
Rocky relationship: difficult and not certain to continue or to be successful:
a rocky marriage
Uneasy relationship: not certain to last; not safe or settled: e.g. An uneasy peace. The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise.
Fierce argument: angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening. Showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent: E.g. A fierce dog. Two fierce eyes glared at them. He suddenly looked fierce. The scene of fierce fighting. He launched a fierce attack on the Democrats. Competition from abroad became fiercer in the 1990s. Feroz
Courting couple: a couple that has a relationship before getting married.
Unrequited love: /ˌʌnriˈkwaɪtɪd/ not returned by the person that you love
Heightened tension: intensified. Heighten: if a feeling or an effect heightens, or sth heightens it, it becomes stronger or increases. E.g. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.
Call sb names: to use insulting words about sb
Fall for sb: to be strongly attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb: E.g. They fell for each other instantly.
Fall out (with sb): to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them
Get on/along like a house on fire: to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship.
Have it in for sb: (informal) to not like sb and be unpleasant to them.
Keep (yourself) to yourself: to avoid meeting people socially or becoming involved in their affairs: E.g. Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself very much to himself.
Look up to sb: to admire or respect sb.
Look down on sb/sth: to think that you are better than sb/sth: E.g. She looks down on people who haven’t been to college.
Strain: pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage, or sth very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces: Their marriage is under great strain at the moment. These repayments are putting a strain on our finances. Put a great strain on a relationship.
Put sb down(informal): to make sb look or feel stupid, especially in front of other people. Humiliate.
Take after sb: to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father: E.g.Your daughter doesn’t take after you at all.
Take to sb/sth: to start liking sb/sth: E.g. I took to my new boss immediately. He hasn’t taken to his new school.
Turn your back on sb/sth: to reject sb/sth that you have previously been connected with: E.g. She turned her back on them when they needed her.
Turn to sb/sth: to go to sb/sth for help, advice, etc.: E.g. She has nobody she can turn to.
Go / turn sour: to stop being pleasant: E.g. Their relationship soon went sour.
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