Body Parts Idioms Flashcards

1
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to look after smth or sb

A

to keep an eye on

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2
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to feel miserable

A

to be down in the mouth

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3
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to start to love someone passionately

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to fall head over heels in love

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4
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to stop yourself from saying smth you want to say

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to bite your tongue

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5
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to hope things will happen the way you want them to

A

to keep your fingers crossed

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6
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to make someone who loves you very sad

A

to break someone’s heart

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7
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to make someone stop worrying

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to put someone’s mind at rest

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8
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to make someone annoyed or irritated

A

to get on your nerves

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9
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‘’Tell me what happened — I’m ….’’

A

all ears

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10
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‘’Stop thinking that everybody hates you. It’s …’’

A

all in your head

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11
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‘’This television set cost me …
It wasn’t cheap at all’’

A

an arm and leg

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12
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‘’The enemy soldiers were …
It was impossible to defeat them’’

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armed to the teeth

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13
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‘’It looks like they are … again.
They just can’t agree on anything’’

A

at each other’s throats

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14
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‘’She was screaming … but no one came to help’’

A

at the top of [your] lungs

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15
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‘’You can’t trust Janet.
You never know what she will say about you …’’

A

behind [sb] back

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16
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‘’The film was amazing.
Go and watch it.
The 3D effects will really …’’

A

blow your mind

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17
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‘’Alice doesn’t know what’s it’s like to be poor.
She was …’’

A

born with a silver spoon in [your] mouth

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18
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‘’Expemo makes it easier to learn words …’’

A

by heart

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19
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‘’Did you see our advertisement or did you hear about our business from …’’

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(by) word of mouth

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20
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‘’I thought you wanted to marry Mark.
Have you had a …’’

A

change of heart

21
Q

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

A

chip on your shoulder

22
Q

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

A

close at hand

23
Q

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

24
Q

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

A

cold shoulder

25
‘’Alison was so upset, she …’’
cry your eyes out
26
‘’You have a lot of work to do today, so stop … and finish this task’’
drag your feet
27
‘’If you want to have a successful career, making good contacts can help you get a …’’
foot in the door
28
‘’I think Paul’s success has … He thinks he’s so important now’’
go to [your] head
29
‘’He … to express his opinions in public’’
have the guts
30
‘’I think you really … when you mentioned her divorce’’
hit a nerve
31
‘’The victim was murdered… The killer felt no emotion’’
in cold blood
32
‘’Graham never listens to good advice. It goes …’’
in one ear and out the other
33
‘’I’ve spoken to her on the phone but I’ve never met her …’’
in the flesh
34
‘’Working in an open plan office … You have to keep focussing on the job’’
keep [sb] on their toes
35
‘’… ! There’s no need to get angry over such a trivial thing’’
keep you hair on
36
‘’Kate needs to go out with some friends and … She’s been working so hard lately’’
let your hair down.
37
‘’I know this city … I can even tell you the name of every street’’
like the back of your hand
38
‘’The way the boss treats people at work really …’’
make your blood boil
39
‘’She seems like a superficial party girl. But there is …’’
more than meets the eye
40
‘’You’ll have to ask someone else to do that for you. … ‘’
my hands are full
41
‘’I want to help you, but I can’t. … ‘’
my hands are tied
42
‘’The two cyclists were almost … at the finish’’
neck and neck
43
‘’I can’t remember the word … I need to look it up in a dictionary’’
off the top of your head
44
‘’I know the word but I can’t quite remember it. It’s … ‘’
on the tip of your tongue
45
‘’The situation is getting … ‘’
out of hand
46
‘’I need some ideas, Can I … ?’’
pick [sb] brains
47
‘’We don’t have a plan. We’ll just have to…’’
play it by ear
48
‘’Don’t take her seriously. She’s just …’’
pull [sb] leg
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‘’She was out of control but her parents finally decided to …’’
put your feet down