14890 some idioms with body parts

SOME IDIOMS WITH BODY PARTS
TO COST SOMEONE AN
ARM AND A LEG:

cost
somebody a lot of money.
TO FOLD SOMEBODY IN ONE'S ARMS:
hold somebody closely by putting one's
arms around him
TO GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM: be
prepared to make a great sacrifice in
order to do something
TO HOLD/KEEP SOMEONE AT ARM'S
LENGTH: keep someone at a distance
TO TWIST SOMEBODY'S ARM: persuade
somebody to do something he doesn't
want to do
TO WELCOME, RECEIVE STH WITH OPEN
ARMS: welcome it with enthusiasm
TO WALK ARM IN ARM with the arms
bent around each other's

TO PICK
TO HAVE NO BACKBONE:
TO BE ON
SOMEBODY'S BRAIN:
have a weak character
ONE'S LAST
find
out
what

somebody
knows
BEHIND SOMEONE'S BACK: when
LEGS: be very
/thinks by asking questions
someone is not present
tired or ill.
TO HAVE A BRAINWAVE: have a
TO HAVE ONE'S BACK AGAINST THE
TO COST SOMEONE AN
WALL be in a difficult position and
sudden good idea
ARM AND A LEG cost
TO RACK ONE'S BRAIN ABOUT
forced to defend oneself
somebody a lot of money.
SOMETHING: think hard to
TO STAB SOMEONE IN THE BACK: be
TO PULL SOMEONE'S LEG
remember something or to find a
disloyal to somebody
to make somebody believe
TO SEE THE BACK OF SOMETHING: get solution.
something that is untrue
TO HAVE SOMEBODY/STH ON THE
rid of something unpleasant
NOT HAVE A LEG TO
BRAIN: think repeatedly about
TO TURN ONE'S BACK ON SB: refuse to
STAND ON: have nothing

someone or something
help somebody
to support one's opinion.
TO BEAT YOUR BRAINS OUT: think TO GIVE SOMEONE A LEGWHEN ONE'S BACK IS TURNED when one
about something very hard and for a UP: help somebody
can't see or know what others are
long time.
towards success
doing
TO BE THE BRAINS BEHIND/OF
SOMETHING

TO CATCH SOMEONE'S EYE:

be the person who thought of
something (a plan, system…)

attract someone's attention,
make someone notice
listen with
TO HAVE A
TO BE HAND IN
TO BE EASY ON THE EYE: be pleasant to
attention and
FINGER IN EVERY PIE:
GLOVE WITH SB
look at.
interest
be involved in many
be in close relationsTO CAST/RUN AN EYE OVER STH: look

TO BE UP TO ONE'S
activities
ship with someone
quickly over something
EARS IN SOMETHING to be
TO TWIST SOMEONE ROUND
TO BE AT THE HANDS OF SB: be
TO CRY ONE'S EYES OUT: cry a lot
extremely busy
ONE'S LITTLE FINGER: have
under somebody's will and power
TO GO IN (AT) ONE EAR AND OUT TO HAVE AN EYE FOR SOMETHING: be a someone under one's influence
TO EAT OUT OF SOMEONE'S
(AT) THE OTHER: to forget
good judge of something.
TO KEEP ONE'S FINGERS CROSSED HANDS: be under someone's
TO SEE EYE TO EYE (WITH SOMEONE) (ON(FOR SOMEONE): wish for luck.
something almost immediately
influence.
SOMETHING): to agree.
TO GET ONE'S FINGERS BURNT :
after hearing it.
TO GIVE/LEND SOME
TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO SOMETHING
TO TURN A DEAF EAR TO
suffer financially as a result of ONE A HAND: help someone
ignore something
SOMETHING: ignore something
being careless.
TO HAVE/TAKE A HAND IN

TO DO SOMETHING WITH ONE'S EYES
unwelcome, like criticism or
TO NOT LIFT/RAISE A FINGER: to SOMETHING: be partly
CLOSED: do something very easily.
complaints
not make any effort to help
responsible for something TO
TO HAVE SOMETHING COMING OUT TO OPEN SOMEONE'S EYES
KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THE
someone
OF ONE'S EARS: have too much of make somebody realize the truth about TO PUT ONE'S FINGER ON STH: be BACK OF ONE'S HAND:
something
be thoroughly familiar with
something.
able to explain what is wrong
something.
about something
TO LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH:
satisfy one's present basic
TO HAVE ONE'S HEART IN
needs
ONE'S MOUTH: be badly
TO SHOW ONE'S HAND: let
frightened.
TO HAVE A HEAD
TO FALL/LAND ON ONE'S
TO HAVE THE HEART TO
others know one's intentions
START: have an
FEET: get into a good

DO SOMETHING: be unfeeling enough
advantage over
situation because of luck,
to do something
others
after a difficult situation
TO HAVE ONE'S HEART IN THE RIGHT
TO HAVE A GOOD HEAD ON
TO HAVE THE WORLD AT ONE'S FEET:
PLACE: have good intentions.
TO GET ONE'S
ONE'S SHOULDERS: have
have the chance to become very
TO SET ONE'S HEART ON SOMETHING:
TONGUE AROUND
common sense
successful
SOMETHING:
want something very much.
TO KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE
TO WAIT ON SOMEONE HAND AND
be able to say a difficult
TO TAKE SOMETHING TO HEART: be
WATER keep out of debt
FOOT: serve somebody by attending to
word.
much affected or upset by
TO HAVE ONE'S HEAD IN THE
all his needs
TO BITE ONE'S TONGUE: try

something.
CLOUDS: have one's thoughts
TO GET COLD FEET: stop doing
hard not to say what one
AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART: of exactly
far away, be day-dreaming
something because one becomes afraid
thinks
the type one likes best.
TO MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF
of the consequences
TO HOLD ONE'S TONGUE: say
FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S HEART:
SOMETHING understand
TO HAVE/KEEP ONE'S FEET ON THE
nothing
TO PUT OUR HEADS
sincerely
GROUND: to be realistic
TO HAVE STH ON THE TIP OF
TOGETHER: exchange ideas or
AT HEART: in one's real nature
TO PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT: do or say
ONE'S TONGUE just about to
A HEART OF GOLD: a very kind nature. advice
something foolish.
be spoken or remembered.
TO TALK ONE'S HEAD OFF:
A HEART OF STONE: a pitiless and
TO STAND ON ONE'S OWN TWO FEET: be

TO SET TONGUES WAGGING:
talk for a long time
unfeeling nature
independent.
encourage people to gossip.
TO
GO
OFF
ONE
'
S
HEAD
TO LEARN/KNOW SOMETHING BY
TO GET BACK ON ONE'S FEET: to
A SLIP OF THE TONGUE:
become mad.
HEART from memory
recover
minor error in speech
TO HAVE TWO LEFT FEET : be very
clumsy
TO BE ALL EARS: