English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'love'

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GeorgieHere 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!

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