Body Parts Idioms

Question 1

to look after smth or sb

Answer 1

to keep an eye on

Question 2

to feel miserable

Answer 2

to be down in the mouth

Question 3

to start to love someone passionately

Answer 3

to fall head over heels in love

Question 4

to stop yourself from saying smth you want to say

Answer 4

to bite your tongue

Question 5

to hope things will happen the way you want them to

Answer 5

to keep your fingers crossed

Question 6

to make someone who loves you very sad

Answer 6

to break someone’s heart

Question 7

to make someone stop worrying

Answer 7

to put someone’s mind at rest

Question 8

to make someone annoyed or irritated

Answer 8

to get on your nerves

Question 9

‘’Tell me what happened — I’m ….’’

Answer 9

all ears

Question 10

‘’Stop thinking that everybody hates you. It’s …’’

Answer 10

all in your head

Question 11

‘’This television set cost me …
It wasn’t cheap at all’’

Answer 11

an arm and leg

Question 12

‘’The enemy soldiers were …
It was impossible to defeat them’’

Answer 12

armed to the teeth

Question 13

‘’It looks like they are … again.
They just can’t agree on anything’’

Answer 13

at each other’s throats

Question 14

‘’She was screaming … but no one came to help’’

Answer 14

at the top of [your] lungs

Question 15

‘’You can’t trust Janet.
You never know what she will say about you …’’

Answer 15

behind [sb] back

Question 16

‘’The film was amazing.
Go and watch it.
The 3D effects will really …’’

Answer 16

blow your mind

Question 17

‘’Alice doesn’t know what’s it’s like to be poor.
She was …’’

Answer 17

born with a silver spoon in [your] mouth

Question 18

‘’Expemo makes it easier to learn words …’’

Answer 18

by heart

Question 19

‘’Did you see our advertisement or did you hear about our business from …’’

Answer 19

(by) word of mouth

Question 20

‘’I thought you wanted to marry Mark.
Have you had a …’’

Answer 20

change of heart

Question 21

If you have a …, you feel that you are not as good as other people and you get upset easily.

Answer 21

chip on your shoulder

Question 22

‘’You don’t have to travel far to reach our store.
We are …’’

Answer 22

close at hand

Question 23

‘’John started to get … on the day of his wedding’’

Answer 23

cold feet

Question 24

‘’They used to talk.
Now they just give each other the …’’

Answer 24

cold shoulder

Question 25

‘’Alison was so upset, she …’’

Answer 25

cry your eyes out

Question 26

‘’You have a lot of work to do today, so stop … and finish this task’’

Answer 26

drag your feet

Question 27

‘’If you want to have a successful career, making good contacts can help you get a …’’

Answer 27

foot in the door

Question 28

‘’I think Paul’s success has …
He thinks he’s so important now’’

Answer 28

go to [your] head

Question 29

‘’He … to express his opinions in public’’

Answer 29

have the guts

Question 30

‘’I think you really … when you mentioned her divorce’’

Answer 30

hit a nerve

Question 31

‘’The victim was murdered…
The killer felt no emotion’’

Answer 31

in cold blood

Question 32

‘’Graham never listens to good advice.
It goes …’’

Answer 32

in one ear and out the other

Question 33

‘’I’ve spoken to her on the phone but I’ve never met her …’’

Answer 33

in the flesh

Question 34

‘’Working in an open plan office …
You have to keep focussing on the job’’

Answer 34

keep [sb] on their toes

Question 35

‘’… !
There’s no need to get angry over such a trivial thing’’

Answer 35

keep you hair on

Question 36

‘’Kate needs to go out with some friends and …
She’s been working so hard lately’’

Answer 36

let your hair down.

Question 37

‘’I know this city …
I can even tell you the name of every street’’

Answer 37

like the back of your hand

Question 38

‘’The way the boss treats people at work really …’’

Answer 38

make your blood boil

Question 39

‘’She seems like a superficial party girl.
But there is …’’

Answer 39

more than meets the eye

Question 40

‘’You’ll have to ask someone else to do that for you.
… ‘’

Answer 40

my hands are full

Question 41

‘’I want to help you, but I can’t.
… ‘’

Answer 41

my hands are tied

Question 42

‘’The two cyclists were almost … at the finish’’

Answer 42

neck and neck

Question 43

‘’I can’t remember the word …
I need to look it up in a dictionary’’

Answer 43

off the top of your head

Question 44

‘’I know the word but I can’t quite remember it.
It’s … ‘’

Answer 44

on the tip of your tongue

Question 45

‘’The situation is getting … ‘’

Answer 45

out of hand

Question 46

‘’I need some ideas,
Can I … ?’’

Answer 46

pick [sb] brains

Question 47

‘’We don’t have a plan.
We’ll just have to…’’

Answer 47

play it by ear

Question 48

‘’Don’t take her seriously.
She’s just …’’

Answer 48

pull [sb] leg

Question 49

‘’She was out of control but her parents finally decided to …’’

Answer 49

put your feet down