Look at the table of idioms and definitions. Which idiom goes with which definition.

Study
the table, then for each number, choose the correct letter.
a. Be in the mood for a tough argument,
encounter.
b. Be involved with many projects
Get it off your chest
simultaneously.
Have the stomach for a fight
c. Be sensible, wise, reasonable.
Have your finger in many pies.
d. Disaster, catastrophe
Have your head in the clouds
e. Have a superior attitude towards others.
Have your head screwed on (straight) f. Lead/advantage
Head over heels in love
g. Listen out for news about something
Pig's ear
h. Try and stay happy and think positively
i. Negative attitude towards something for no
Head start
reason
Keep your chin up
j. Not to concentrate, dream about something else.
k. Something said only to be polite and keep
Keep your ear to the ground
someone happy.
Lip service
l. Talk to someone to about problem you have
Look down your nose at people
m. Totally in love with someone

1. Chip on the shoulder

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3.
4.
5.
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8.
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13.

Body Idioms
Choose the most appropriate answer.
1. Tom and Anna never quarrel. They see
eye to eye

face to face

head to head

2. It will be difficult for him to save

body

face

3. Mike put his best

arm

foot

hair

arms

nose to nose

after such a terrible blunder.

head

forward during his first meeting with Ella's parents.

hand

leg

4. A bunch of teenagers got out of

arm

on everything.

hand

hands

and smashed several windows.

5. She has a good

ear

for music.

eye

finger

nose

6. I didn't mean it! It was just a slip of the

hand

mind

mouth

tongue

7. He had to fight them because he had his

back

body

8. It crossed my
head

chest

neck

heart

mouth

mind

palm

. She eats a lot of sweets every day.

tongue

tooth

10. This is a difficult puzzle. I racked my

brain

head

to the wall.

that I had seen him somewhere.

9. She has a sweet

heart

! Please forgive me.

mind

skull

for two hours, but I couldn't solve it.