Introduction
Love makes the world go round! There are a few phrases in English with the word ‘love’. Learn some of them here with Georgie and then practise using the quiz.
Phrases with ‘love’
fall in love
develop strong romantic feelings for someone
- When I saw her get on with my family, I knew I’d fallen in love.
love at first sight
feelings of love the first time you see or meet someone
- When my parents met, it was love at first sight – they knew very quickly that they wanted to be together.
puppy love
romantic feelings for someone, usually felt by a teenager
- My teenage son thinks he has found the love of his life at school, but it’s probably just puppy love.
love is blind
when you love a person, you ignore their bad parts
- I don’t usually like loud people, but I think she’s amazing. Love is blind.
TRANSCRIPT
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Georgie
Here are some phrases you can use with the word ‘love’.
If you fall in love with someone, you develop strong romantic feelings for them.
After a few months of dating, Maya and Sam fell in love.
So, that was after a few months, but love at first sight means you fall in love the first time you see or meet someone.
As soon as I saw her, I knew I’d like to marry her – it was love at first sight.
Puppy love refers to romantic feelings for someone, usually felt by a teenager.
The boyband has young fans, so most of their songs are about puppy love.
The expression love is blind means that when you love a person, you ignore their bad parts – you’re blinded by love.
She’s a messy person but he ignores it because he loves her. I guess love is blind.
Now it’s your turn. Write some example sentences with these phrases to practise!