Body parts idioms

Question 1

Lend a (helping) hand

Answer 1

Help with sth

Question 2

Break a leg

Answer 2

Used as a wish for good luck

Question 3

Get cold feet

Answer 3

Get scared all of a sudden, f.e. before a wedding

Question 4

Give sb a cold shoulder

Answer 4

Scold, be too open about your unsatisfaction with one`s behavior

Question 5

A shoulder to cry on

Answer 5

Sb who is ready to listen to you to make you feel better

Question 6

Stick one`s neck out for sb

Answer 6

Rely on sb, completely trust

Question 7

Do sth behind one`s back

Answer 7

Do sth so that the person doesn`t know, f.e. gossip about them

Question 8

Pull one`s leg

Answer 8

Jokishly lie, prank

Question 9

See eye-to-eye with sb

Answer 9

Completely agree

Question 10

Be under one`s thumb/whipped

Answer 10

Be submissive and easy to manipulate by one particular person, f.e. girlfriend or wife

Question 11

Get sth off one`s chest

Answer 11

Talk about your problems or share a secret in order to feel better

Question 12

Walk all over sb

Answer 12

Manipulate sb cruelly

Question 13

Sweet tooth

Answer 13

Sb who loves sweets

Question 14

Bite the bullet

Answer 14

Be patient and put up with an unpleasant thing which has to be done, f.e. dentist appointment

Question 15

Wash one`s hands of sth

Answer 15

Symbolically say or do sth to stop being responsible for your action

Question 16

Head over heels

Answer 16

In very much hurry

Question 17

Learn by heart

Answer 17

Memorize exactly word by word

Question 18

Pat sb on the back

Answer 18

Praise for a job well-done

Question 19

Bite off more than one can chew

Answer 19

Be overambitious and start sth which you won`t be able to finish, f.e. try to pick up a girl clearly out of your league

Question 20

Wrap one`s head around sth

Answer 20

Comprehend how sth works, get at least a vague understanding

Question 21

Let one`s hair down

Answer 21

Let self relax, feel at ease

Question 22

Get out of hand

Answer 22

Not be controled any longer (about a situation), f.e. a child got out of hand=parents have no control over them anymore

Question 23

Spill the beans

Answer 23

Reveal a secret

Question 24

On the tip of one`s tongue

Answer 24

Very close in mind, very recognizable, but not easy to remember, f.e. a word you forgot during a conversation

Question 25

(Keep) one`s head above water

Answer 25

Struggle financially, work to be able to afford the simplest things - food, rent

Question 26

Fingers crossed

Answer 26

Expresses hope, but no promise

Question 27

Born with a silver spoon (in one`s mouth)

Answer 27

Born into a rich family (and having a lot of privelleges just because of that)

Question 28

Turn a blind eye

Answer 28

Pretend not to see sth, usually sth bad or illegal, happening just to let it happen

Question 29

Lend an ear

Answer 29

Offer to listen to sb to make them feel better

Question 30

One foot in the grave

Answer 30

Close to death, usually very old, very sick or doing sth very risky

Question 31

Be all thumbs

Answer 31

Be increadibly bad at every craft or manual work possible

Question 32

Point fingers

Answer 32

Put blame on sb, usually unfairly and unnecessary

Question 33

Cost arm and leg

Answer 33

Be very expensive