- Born optimist
Eg: I admire Jamal because he always sees the sunny side of life. He’s a born optimist.
- Culture vulture
Eg: John spends most of his weekends reading books or attending art exhibitions. He’s a real culture vulture.
- Eager beaver
Eg: She always does her English grammar homework and even asks for extra exercises on the weekend. What an eager beaver!
- Early bird
Eg: In her senior years, when she finally had the luxurious freedom to sleep in, Delores became an early bird and got up every morning at 5:00 am.
- Earth mother
Eg: Even as a young girl, Ida showed herself to be an earth mother. She always helped her mother to look after her younger brothers and sisters.
- Family man
Eg: Since the birth of his twins, Harvey has become a family man. He spends all of his spare time with his children.
- Go-getter
Eg: It isn’t surprising that Isaac has made it to the top of the corporate world. He was always someone who went after what he wanted, a real go-getter.
- Good egg
Eg: Marry was the type of person who would have helped anyone – a real good egg.
- Jack-of-all-trades
Eg: From auto repair to hairdressing, Frank can do it all. He is a jack-of-all-trades.
- Man of his word / woman of her word
Eg: You can trust Samuel. He is a man of his word…