Body Parts Idioms Flashcards
to look after smth or sb
to keep an eye on
to feel miserable
to be down in the mouth
to start to love someone passionately
to fall head over heels in love
to stop yourself from saying smth you want to say
to bite your tongue
to hope things will happen the way you want them to
to keep your fingers crossed
to make someone who loves you very sad
to break someone’s heart
to make someone stop worrying
to put someone’s mind at rest
to make someone annoyed or irritated
to get on your nerves
‘’Tell me what happened — I’m ….’’
all ears
‘’Stop thinking that everybody hates you. It’s …’’
all in your head
‘’This television set cost me …
It wasn’t cheap at all’’
an arm and leg
‘’The enemy soldiers were …
It was impossible to defeat them’’
armed to the teeth
‘’It looks like they are … again.
They just can’t agree on anything’’
at each other’s throats
‘’She was screaming … but no one came to help’’
at the top of [your] lungs
‘’You can’t trust Janet.
You never know what she will say about you …’’
behind [sb] back
‘’The film was amazing.
Go and watch it.
The 3D effects will really …’’
blow your mind
‘’Alice doesn’t know what’s it’s like to be poor.
She was …’’
born with a silver spoon in [your] mouth
‘’Expemo makes it easier to learn words …’’
by heart
‘’Did you see our advertisement or did you hear about our business from …’’
(by) word of mouth
‘’I thought you wanted to marry Mark.
Have you had a …’’
change of heart
If you have a …, you feel that you are not as good as other people and you get upset easily.
chip on your shoulder
‘’You don’t have to travel far to reach our store.
We are …’’
close at hand
‘’John started to get … on the day of his wedding’’
cold feet
‘’They used to talk.
Now they just give each other the …’’
cold shoulder
‘’Alison was so upset, she …’’
cry your eyes out
‘’You have a lot of work to do today, so stop … and finish this task’’
drag your feet
‘’If you want to have a successful career, making good contacts can help you get a …’’
foot in the door
‘’I think Paul’s success has …
He thinks he’s so important now’’
go to [your] head
‘’He … to express his opinions in public’’
have the guts
‘’I think you really … when you mentioned her divorce’’
hit a nerve
‘’The victim was murdered…
The killer felt no emotion’’
in cold blood
‘’Graham never listens to good advice.
It goes …’’
in one ear and out the other
‘’I’ve spoken to her on the phone but I’ve never met her …’’
in the flesh
‘’Working in an open plan office …
You have to keep focussing on the job’’
keep [sb] on their toes
‘’… !
There’s no need to get angry over such a trivial thing’’
keep you hair on
‘’Kate needs to go out with some friends and …
She’s been working so hard lately’’
let your hair down.
‘’I know this city …
I can even tell you the name of every street’’
like the back of your hand
‘’The way the boss treats people at work really …’’
make your blood boil
‘’She seems like a superficial party girl.
But there is …’’
more than meets the eye
‘’You’ll have to ask someone else to do that for you.
… ‘’
my hands are full
‘’I want to help you, but I can’t.
… ‘’
my hands are tied
‘’The two cyclists were almost … at the finish’’
neck and neck
‘’I can’t remember the word …
I need to look it up in a dictionary’’
off the top of your head
‘’I know the word but I can’t quite remember it.
It’s … ‘’
on the tip of your tongue
‘’The situation is getting … ‘’
out of hand
‘’I need some ideas,
Can I … ?’’
pick [sb] brains
‘’We don’t have a plan.
We’ll just have to…’’
play it by ear
‘’Don’t take her seriously.
She’s just …’’
pull [sb] leg
‘’She was out of control but her parents finally decided to …’’
put your feet down
