idiom meaning example sentence

Give me a minute to finish my work

all ears fully listening and then I'll be all ears to hear
about your project.
Today's the big game, eh? Break a
break a leg good-luck
leg!
My sister didn't get cold feet until
cold feet nervous just before a big event
she put her wedding gown on.
cost an arm and These cakes are delicious, but they
be very expensive
a leg cost an arm and a leg.
cry your heart I cried my heart out when my best
cry very hard
out friend moved away.
meet, stand up to unpleasant I stayed out all night. When I
face the music conseqences, for example eventually got home I had to face
criticism or punishment the music from my wife.
(my) flesh and I have to hire Mia. She's my own
relative
blood flesh and blood.
Thanks for listening to me complain
get something
tell someone your problems about my boss. I just needed to get
off one's chest
this off my chest.
give a hand, I can give you a hand when you
help (someone) do something
lend a hand move if you like.
Amy has her head in the clouds if
have one's head be unaware or unrealistic about
she thinks she's going to pass her
in the clouds something
exams without studying.
My brother is head over heels for
head over heels deeply in love
his new girlfriend.
The kids gave Anthony a head
head start an earlier start start in the bicycle race because he
was the youngest.
I was in over my head when I
in over one's taking on a task that you can't
agreed to babysit the triplets and
head handle
the dogs.
take care of, watch in order to I'll keep an eye on the dinner while
keep an eye on
protect you're on the phone.
keep one's chin Keep your chin up. I'm sure you'll
try to be cheerful
up make some friends soon.
learn by heart, I learned my multiplication tables by
memorize
know by heart heart in the fourth grade.
let one's hair Go to the cottage and let your hair
relax, have fun
down down this weekend.
Don't worry, I won't tell your mother
(my) lips are
promise to keep a secret how much you spent. My lips are
sealed
sealed.
makes my blood It makes my blood boil when
makes me very angry
boil people don't tie up their dogs.
I heard that they might be opening
neck of the
nearby location or region a post office in our neck of the
woods
woods soon.
My uncle's an old hand at car
(an) old hand an experienced person repair. He'll know what the problem
is.
My daughter wants a tatoo. I told
over my dead not unless I'm dead and can't
her she'd get one over my dead
body stop you
body.
The party organizers deserve a pat
pat on the back recognition or a thank-you
on the back for a job well done.
We don't know if the weather will be
play something
do something without a plan good enough for camping. We'll
by ear
have to play it by ear.
I was just pulling your leg. I'm not
pull one's leg joke or tease someone
really a police officer.
The rule of thumb is that the
rule of thumb basic rule (not always followed) students wear black pants and
white shirts.
The couple don't see eye to eye on
see eye to eye agree
how to train their pets.
(by the) skin of I passed my exam by the skin of
just barely
one's teeth my teeth.
help someone a lot, with I stuck my neck out for Bessie
stick your neck
possible bad consequences for when she was thrown out of her
out
oneself house.
I need three spoonfuls of sugar in
sweet tooth a love of sugar or sweet things
my tea. I have a sweet tooth.
I'm a bit thick in the head when it
thick in the head not very intelligent
comes to reading a map.
wash one's I'm washing my hands of Mary's
stop dealing with an issue or
hands of addiction. She is going to have to
problem
something get some professional help.
Body Idioms Quiz
You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests many of the idioms on our Body
Idioms page.

1. It was such a sad movie that I

cried my heart out
got cold feet
was in over my head

2. He's got long hair because the hairdresser costs

an old hand
an arm and a leg
a head start

3. I'm sure someone will find your kitten, so

see eye to eye

stick your neck out
keep your chin up

4. She loves cakes and ice-cream. She's got a real sweet

mouth
tongue
tooth

5. I'm just _______ your leg. I didn't really dye my hair blue.

shaking
breaking
pulling

6. I like to drink wine and _______ on Saturday nights.

 make my blood boil
go head over heels
let my hair down

7. Let's get together in my _______ of the woods for once.

neck
hand
foot

8. We're going away for the week. Can you keep _______ on our house?

an eye
a hair
a foot

9. It makes my _______ when people try to cheat.

teeth ache
head start
blood boil

10. She knows of all her friends' phone numbers by

mind
heart
eye