Idioms With Body Parts

IDIOMS WITH BODY PARTS
(your) hands are tied You can say your hands are tied if you're prevented from
doing something that you'd normally have the power or the
authority to do something
(your) heart goes out to (someone) If your heart goes out to someone, you feel great sympathy
for them
a bad hair If you're having a bad hair day, everything seems to be going
wrong for you.
a gut feeling If you have a gut feeling, you sense something about a person
or a situation, without knowing why, but you're sure what you
sense is true.
a head start If you have a head start, you start something ahead of others
or with an advantage over others.
a kick in the teeth If you get a kick in the teeth, something bad happens to you
or you feel that you've been treated poorly
a knuckle sandwich If you give someone a knuckle sandwich, you punch them
a pain in the neck You can say someone is a pain in the neck if they annoy you,
or something is a pain in the neck if you don't like doing it.
a skeleton in the cupboard | closet If you have a skeleton in the cupboard, or in the closet, you
have a secret in your past which could damage you if it
became known.
a slip of the tongue If you make a slip of the tongue, you make a small mistake
when speaking
a weight off your shoulders You can say a weight is off your shoulders if you no longer
have to worry about something or deal with something
difficult.
to fight tooth and nail you fight tooth and nail when you work very hard for
something you want.
an eye-opener You can say something's an eye-opener if it's made you realize
something you hadn't been aware of before.
behind someone's back If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without
letting them know about it.
bite your tongue | hold your tongue If you bite your tongue, or hold your tongue, you force
yourself not to say something you really want to say.
by word of mouth If something becomes well-known by word of mouth, it
becomes well-known because people are telling each other
about it, and not because of advertising or other marketing
tools.
caught red-handed If someone is caught red-handed, they are caught in the act of
doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing.
get it off your chest If you get it off your chest, you tell somebody about
something that's been bothering you and you've been
thinking about a lot.
get off on the wrong foot If you get off on the wrong foot, you start something poorly,
or begin with a mistake.
hard to swallow Something that someone has said is hard to swallow if it's
difficult to believe.
have a nose for business If you have a nose for business you are good at investing in
the correct business
have your hands full If you have your hands full, you're busy.
have your head in the clouds If someone has their head in the clouds, they are out of touch
with the everyday world and can be unrealistic or naive as a
result.
It's written all over your face. If you say "it's written all over your face", you're saying that
the expression on someone's face is showing their true
feelings or thoughts.
To be head and shoulders above something You are better than anyone else for something
Safe pair of hands If you are a safe pair of hands you can be relied on.
lose your head If you lose your head, you become very angry about
something.
music to your ears If something is music to your ears, it's just what you want to
hear.
off the top of your head If you give someone information off the top of your head, you
do so from memory, without checking beforehand
pull someone's leg If you pull someone's leg, you play a joke on them by saying
something that isn't true.
put your foot in it If you put your foot in it you say or do the wrong thing and
usually make matters worse.
idiom meaning example sentence

Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be all
all ears fully listening
ears to hear about your project.
break a leg good-luck Today's the big game, eh? Break a leg!
My sister didn't get cold feet until she put her wedding
cold feet nervous just before a big event
gown on.
meet, stand up to unpleasant consequences, for I stayed out all night. When I eventually got home I had
face the music
example criticism or punishment to face the music from my wife.
(my) flesh and blood relative I have to hire Mia. She's my own flesh and blood.
get something off Thanks for listening to me complain about my boss. I
tell someone your problems
one's chest just needed to get this off my chest.
head over heels deeply in love My brother is head over heels for his new girlfriend.
The kids gave Anthony a head start in the bicycle race
head start an earlier start
because he was the youngest.
I'll keep an eye on the dinner while you're on the
keep an eye on take care of, watch in order to protect
phone.
Keep your chin up. I'm sure you'll make some friends
keep one's chin up try to be cheerful
soon.
learn by heart, I learned my multiplication tables by heart in the
memorize
know by heart fourth grade.
Don't worry, I won't tell your mother how much you
(my) lips are sealed promise to keep a secret
spent. My lips are sealed.
makes my blood It makes my blood boil when people don't tie up their
makes me very angry
boil dogs.
My daughter wants a tattoo. I told her she'd get one
over my dead body not unless I'm dead and can't stop you
over my dead body.
The party organizers deserve a pat on the back for a
pat on the back recognition or a thank-you
job well done.
play something by do something without a plan We don't know if the weather will be good enough for
ear camping. We'll have to play it by ear.
The couple don't see eye to eye on how to train their
see eye to eye agree
pets.
(by the) skin of
just barely I passed my exam by the skin of my teeth.
one's teeth
help someone a lot, with possible bad I stuck my neck out for Bessie when she was thrown
stick your neck out
consequences for oneself out of her house.
I need three Spoonfuls of sugar in my tea. I have a
sweet tooth a love of sugar or sweet things
sweet tooth.

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