Love, Love, Love...

Chagall, Lovers in the Moonlight

true love = a genuine feeling of romantic love

unrequited love = love that is not returned, one-way love love = love without relations between friends

puppy love = love between teenagers: "It's just puppy love - you'll grow out of

it!"

cupboard love = love for someone because they give you food: "I think my cat loves me, but it's only cupboard love!"

love at first sight = instant love

catch someone's eye = to be attractive to someone: "The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye."

to fancy someone (British English) = to find someone attractive: "My friend fancies you!"

to have a soft spot for someone = to have a weakness for someone: "She has a soft spot for Richard - he can do anything!"

Chagall, Lovers and Flowers

to have the hots for someone = to find someone very attractive: "She's got the hots for the new office manager."

to go out with someone (British English) = to date someone: "They've been going out together for years!"

to fall for someone = to fall in love: "He always falls for the wrong types!"

to fall head over heels for someone = to completely fall in love: "He fell head over heels for her."

to be lovey-dovey = for a couple to show everyone how much they are in love: "They're so lovey-dovey, always whispering to each other and looking into each

other's eyes."

to have eyes only for = to be attracted to one person only: "He's dropped all his old friends, now that he has eyes only for Susie."

to be the apple of someone's eye = to be loved by someone, normally an older relative: "She's the apple of her father's eye."

Chagall, Lovers in the Lilacs


Find out about Marc Chagall, the painter of love.

to be smitten by someone = to be in love with someone: "I first met him at a party and from that evening on, I was smitten."

a love-nest = the place where two lovers live: "They made a love-nest in the old basement flat."

to be loved-up (British English) = to exist in a warm feeling of love: "They are one loved-up couple!"

to be the love of someone's life = to be loved by a person: "He has always been the love of her life."