Idioms with parts of the body

Question 1

shoulder the blame, burden, responsibility, cost, etc.

Answer 1

to accept that you are responsible for something bad or difficult

It is part a manager’s job to shoulder the burden of complaints made by guests.
Teachers cannot be expected to shoulder all the blame for poor exam results.

Question 2

foot the bill

Answer 2

to pay for something, esp. something expensive

His parents can’t afford to foot the bill for his college education.

Question 3

face the music

Answer 3

to accept responsibility for something you have done

If she lied to me, then she’ll just have to face the music.

Question 4

toe the line

Answer 4

If you toe the line, you behave in the way that people in authority expect you to

If you want to get ahead, you’d better learn to toe the line.

Question 5

can’t stomach/face the idea

Collocation:
can’t stomach/face the idea ofsth.

Answer 5

not to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant

He can’t stomach the idea that Peter might be the next chairman.
Jenny couldn’t stomach/face the of moving to a big city, so she turned down the job.

Question 6

elbow people aside

Answer 6

If you elbow people aside or elbow your way somewhere, you push people with your elbows in order to move somewhere.

The woman elbowed people aside in the queue so she could get on the plane first.