Idioms using Body Parts Idioms that have a

Idioms using Body Parts Idioms that have a body part reference can paint an interesting picture in your mind and they are a clever way to get your point across. I’m sure, you can guess the meaning of these idioms by just looking at the pictures. First, take a look at body parts.

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He stabbed me in the back. You

her a pat shoulder. on the

Break a leg! lips next time! Stop pulling my leg! Seal your

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Can you lend me a hand? cried her heart out. She

You have to learn it by heart!

I’m your tongue! Bite

It cost me an arm and a leg!

Only over my dead body! You are a

Match the idioms with their meaning: 1. Keep an eye on a. To improve one's mood, especially when sad or discouraged. 2. My lips are sealed b. you will do everything you can to prevent something 3. cost an arm and a leg c. completely in love 4. Over my dead body d. said when you are promising to keep a secret 5. Break a leg e. to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do 6. be all ears f. used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance 7. Head over heels in love g. something we do to praise

12. Pull someone’s leg b. to stop yourself from saying something that you would really like to say 13. (Learn) by heart c. it is clear what they are feeling 14. Be a pain in the neck d. to feel very nervous 15. Fingers crossed e. to give someone help 16. Bite your tongue f. to cry very much 17. have butterflies in my stomach g. to hope very much that something will happen 18. lend (me) a hand h. spoken to be very annoying 19. be written all over your face i. to learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory 20 stab me in the back j. to tell someone

Fill in the sentences with an idiom 1. I learned my multiplication tables ……………… in the fourth grade. 2. My sister didn't get ……………. until she put her wedding gown on. 3. These cakes are delicious, but they ………………. Too expensive for me. 4. I …………… when my best friend moved away. I was very sad. 5. I can …………… when you move if you like. 6. My brother is ………………. . for his new girlfriend.

12. I was just ……………. I'm not really a police officer. I was joking. 13. I hope Mary doesn’t bring her brother this time, he was a real ……………the last time he was here. 14. Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be ……………… to hear about your project. 15. Today's the big game, eh? ………………………. !