Date range: August 23 – September 22

You are quiet and shy and don’t like crowds. You tend to be a loner and keep yourself to yourself. You are a perfectionist – you want everybody and everything to be perfect and this makes it difficult for people to live up to your high standards. You prefer to play a supporting role at work and in relationships.

keep yourself to yourself : to stay alone or with your family rather than spending time with other people

Date range: July 23 – August 22

You have a confident and attractive personality, but you tend to be proud. You like to be in the public eye and you are easily flattered. You love the sun and are very generous – indeed, you have a heart of gold (A sincere, generous, and kind nature, a very kind person). You like to organize other people, and you are quick to stand up for someone who you think is being attacked.

in the public eye : Well-known and attracting a lot of attention and scrutiny, as of a celebrity

a heart of gold : A sincere, generous, and kind nature, a very kind person

Date range: June 21 – July 22

You are very sensitive and easily hurt. If someone says an unkind word to you, you take it to heart but you are also very forgiving. Your family life is very important to you. You are sincere in love, but often take things too seriously. You are a loyal friend and have a good memory, but you can be moody sometimes.

take it to heart: to think about something seriously, often so that you become upset by it

Example: Don’t take it to heart – he was only joking about your hair.

Date range: Date range: May 21 – June 20

You are intelligent, interested in everything, and have an excellent general knowledge.

You think and talk fast and you are full of restless energy. You are versatile and good at doing several things at the same time. You have a strong sense of humour and often have your friends in stitches. You are sociable, get bored easily and love change.

have your friends in stitches: Have in stitches means to cause one to laugh hysterically

Example: That guy always has me in stitches, he’s a great stand-up comic.

Date range: April 20 – May 20

You are practical, reliable, and determined. You have a mind of your own so it is very difficult to make you do something you don’t want to. This means you can be stubborn at times. You like the security that comes from routine so you don’t like change. You are loyal and generous to your friends and will stand by them whenever possible.

mind of your own: to have strong opinions and the ability to make your own decisions

Example: She’s a woman with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks.

Date range: January 20 to February 18

You are a born leader and like to dominate people. You are very active and rather impulsive, so you tend to do things on the spur of the moment (if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it). You lose your temper very easily, but you get over it quickly and can be quite charming. You’re not good at following other people’s advice, but you’re quick to give advice to them

on the spur of the moment: if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it

Example: On the spur of the moment, we decided to head north that day instead of East.

Date range: February 19 – March 20

You are sensitive, imaginative and creative, but also very emotional – your heart rules your head. You are not ambitious or materialistic and often have your head in the clouds. You are indecisive because you don’t always know your own mind, but you are good at putting yourself in other people’s shoes 

putting yourself in other people’s shoes: imagine oneself in the situation or circumstances of another person, so as to understand or empathize with his or her perspective, opinion, or point of view

Firstly, let’s outline briefly what a phrasal verb actually is!

Have you ever noticed how when you sometimes add a seemingly tiny word like a preposition or an adverb after a verb, the meaning can completely change? Crazy, huh? That’s phrasal verbs. They’re a little bit wacky.

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Today, we would like to share with you an advanced phrasal verb: have a memory like a sieve

Personalities of a person

Date range: January 20 to February 18

You are practical and realistic about what is important in life – you have your feet firmly on the ground. You are intelligent and love thinking up new ideas but you sometimes have a memory like a sieve . Once you have made a promise, you never go back on it. You like change, and often wear outrageous clothes that make you stand out in a crowd.

have a memory like a sieve: If you have a memory or mind like a sieve, you forget things very easily.)

Learn more:

How to Learn Phrasal Verbs in English Quickly

Common English Phrases – 120 Useful English Phrases for Everyday Use