Idioms to use when you're feeling down in the dumps or on cloud nine.

Idioms - Feeling Blue?

Down in the dumps

(Carla has been down in the dumps since she lost her job. )

Makes my blood boil

(It makes my blood boil when people cut me off on the highway.)

Blood run cold

(Her blood ran cold when something hairy ran across the floor.)

Drive me crazy

(“I swear she is doing this to drive me crazy. Why else would she keep tapping her pen?”)

See red

(Rylie saw red when the truck drove over his mailbox.)

Over the moon

(He was over the moon when she accepted his proposal.)

Have butterflies in stomach 

(Gina had butterflies in her stomach as she walked onstage to give a speech.)

Heavy heart

("It is with a heavy heart I am leaving the company.")

To be angry with oneself. 

Can also be said about other people- She's probably kicking herself right now, her keys have been on the table the whole time.

Kick oneself 

(I kicked myself when I saw the laptop I just bought went on sale the next day.)

Die of shame

(Fred almost died of shame when his mother walked in on him practicing asking Gina out on a date.)

Shake in one's boots

(Patrick was shaking in his boots as he walked up to the stage.)

Eager beaver

(Paul is such an eager beaver. He wakes up at 5 am everyday, exercises, goes to work, and is always so cheerful!)

Madly in love with someone.

* Can also be used to describe someone falling forward, like a somersault. (He slipped at the top of the stairs and fell head over heels down the steps. )

Head over heels

(As soon as Tia walked through the door, Leon was head over heels for her.)

Tail between one's legs

(After losing the biggest game of the season, the team went home with their tails between their legs.)

On cloud nine

(Jin was on cloud nine after he got promoted.)

Downer / Debbie downer

("He always complains about the restaurants I pick. He is such a downer.")

When a person is angry and ready for conflict.

On the warpath

(Mom was on a warpath after she saw all the laundry she had folded was thrown on the floor.)

Adjective to describe a person who is lively and eager.

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

(Dana arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to her rock climbing class.)

Drive one crazy

(It drives me crazy when people stop in the middle of the sidewalk.)