to feel like a love machine
- idiom
- Archaic
:
sentirse irresistible
- Whenever I'm dressed up for a night out, I feel like a love machine.
Examples
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That compliment made me feel like a love machine all day long.
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After his new hairstyle, he couldn't help but feel like a love machine.
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I feel like a love machine!
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After that compliment, I feel like a love machine!
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After his new hairstyle, he couldn't help but feel like a love machine as he walked into the party.
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That compliment from my friend made me feel like a love machine all day long, boosting my confidence.
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Whenever I'm dressed up for a night out, I really feel like a love machine ready to mingle.
Antonyms
How Attractive
88
3.8
- Archaic
- NSFW
681
4.1
680
1.0
50
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
feel + like + a + love + machine
The component 'feel like' is transparent (to have the sensation of being), and the noun phrase 'a love machine' combines familiar words so learners can infer a metaphorical meaning of someone very effective or active in love. However, the use of 'machine' as an intensifying metaphor for sexual/romantic prowess is figurative and culture-specific, so the precise sense (confident/attractive/ready for romance) is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Feel like a love machine creates a picture of someone who feels like a smooth machine that makes people fall in love. One popular idea, from songs and everyday speech, called a very confident, charming person a love machine, so the phrase means 'to feel highly attractive, confident, and ready for romance'.