Body idioms
Idiom: keep an eye on
take care of someone or something, watch in order to protect
Carl always keeps an eye on the sales figures. We can totally rely on him.
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Idiom: cost an arm and a leg
be very expensive - maybe more than you could afford
Driving a car these days costs you an arm and a leg.
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Idiom: get cold feet
suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do
I wanted to talk to the boss but then I got cold feet.
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Idiom: All ears
listen carefully, give someone your full attention
OK - tell me all about it. I'm all ears!
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Idiom: break a leg
wish someone good luck - like you wish an actor good luck before his performance
Wow, your first day at school! Break a leg!
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Idiom: give a hand / lend a hand
be of assistance, help someone to do something
Can I give you a hand with this?
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Idiom: keep your chin up
try to be cheerful, do not let the situation get you down
Keep your chin up! The new job is the right thing for you. You will see.
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Idiom: head over heels in love
very much in love with someone
Gina and Tom are head over heels in love. Always make me think of 'Titanic' ...
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Idiom: cry your heart out
cry very hard
Little Jimmy cries his heart out when we take away his pacifier. (Schnuller)
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Idiom: at the top of my lungs
with a very loud voice
I yelled at the top of my lungs to get the people's attention.
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Idiom: get the cold shoulder
to be ignored or rejected (by someone)
I often get the cold shoulder from my wonderful wife.
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Idiom: a gut feeling
a personal, intuitive feeling or response
I did not know much about this. But my gut feeling told me it's a good thing.
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Idioms help you to sound a bit 'more English' and it's important to under-stand them, when someone uses them.
You should not use TOO many of them, though - as this would make you sound funny. I guess you would not do this in your own language, would you? :-) We'd like to invite you to share an idiom you know or like with us here. Just use the form here and send it to us - we will publish it here. You are also very welcome to our invitation service - just let us have your email address and we will let you know when something new is online here. We are looking foward to hearing from you! |
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