Love expressions

How can you express your feelings about someone or something you love?

Here are some fun phrases you can use to describe the way you feel.

Match made in heaven

The phrase “a match made in heaven” refers to a relationship that is happy and successful.

“My parents have such good chemistry. They are a match made in heaven”.

“Phil and Laura are a match made in heaven. They are really well suited”.

A labour of love

“A labour of love” is a phrase used to describe work that you do for pleasure, not because you are paid for it.

“He is always working on his old car, it’s a labour of love”.

“My first book took almost two years to write. It was a labour of love”.

Head over heels

“Head over heels” means to be madly in love.

“I am head over heels with my new boyfriend”.

“It’s a great feeling to be head over heels in love”.

Lovey-dovey

“Lovey-dovey” is an informal phrase used to describe an excessive display of affection.

“As a young couple we were so lovey-dovey all the time”.

“Mark and Tanya are so lovey-dovey. They are holding hands and kissing whenever I see them!”

On the rocks

When a relationship is experiencing problems, we say it is “on the rocks.”

“My friend confided in me because her relationship with her partner was on the rocks.”

“Their relationship was on the rocks so they decided to get a divorce.”