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Body Idioms & Vocabulary

Cold feet, two left feet, cost an arm and a leg: idioms and words built from the human body.

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bite your tongue - idiom

Idiom – Bite Your Tongue

long in the tooth idiom

Idiom – Long In The Tooth

put your money where your mouth is idiom

Idiom – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

rule of thumb idiom

Idiom – Rule of Thumb

Idiom - Catch My Eye

Idiom – Catch Somebody’s Eye

idiom-not-a-dry-eye-in-the-house

Idiom – Not A Dry Eye In The House

Minimal illustration of a stylised eye on a pale blue background, with a shiny red apple in place of the pupil. Text: the apple of my eye. Meaning: someone you love and are very proud of.

The Apple of My Eye

idiom-on-the-nose

Idiom – On The Nose

idiom puppy-dog eyes

Idiom – Puppy-dog Eyes

Carpenter hitting a nail directly on the head with a hammer

Idiom – Hit The Nail On The Head

yellow-belly idiom

Idiom – Yellow-belly

green fingers idiom

Idiom – Green Fingers

get your feet wet idiom

Idiom – Get Your Feet Wet

music to my ears idiom

Idiom – Music To My Ears

play it by ear idiom

Idiom – Play It By Ear

down in the mouth idiom

Idiom – Down In The Mouth

Two men arm wrestling at a table with folded banknotes wagered beside their hands

Arm Wrestling Vocabulary

eye vocabulary

Eye Vocabulary

pain in the neck idiom

Idiom – Pain In The Neck

Diagram of the hand and fingers in English vocabulary: thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger

Hand and Fingers Vocabulary

up to your neck in it idiom

Idiom – Up To Your Neck In Something

pick your brain idiom

Idiom – Pick Your Brain

Meme-style graphic for the idiom 'stretch my legs': people walking past market stalls, captioned 'I've been sat in front of the computer all day. I need to take a break to stretch my legs' and 'meaning: to go for a short walk'

Idiom – Stretch your legs

stiff upper lip idiom

British Culture, Common Phrases, Idioms

Idiom – Keep A Stiff Upper Lip

Illustration of three stylish women holding shopping bags, representing the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' meaning very expensive

Idiom – Cost An Arm And A Leg

no skin off my nose idiom

Idiom – No Skin Off My Nose

skin of teeth - idiom

Idiom – By The Skin Of Your Teeth

peepers slang

Slang – Peepers

Idiom - Bad hair day

Idiom – Bad Hair Day

cold feet idiom

Idiom – Cold Feet

butterflies in my stomach idiom

Idiom – Butterflies In My Stomach

Slang - motormouth

Slang – Motormouth

Idiom - eye to eye

Idiom – See Eye To Eye

Idiom - Caught red-handed

Idiom – Caught Red-handed

abs slang

Slang – Abs

Watercolour of a shocked man in a flat cap spilling his tea beside an equally shocked terrier, with the British slang word gobsmacked, its meaning and an example sentence

Slang – Gobsmacked

Photo of two left feet side by side with the caption I'm not going to dance because I have two left feet, meaning to move or dance clumsily

Idiom – Two Left Feet

Illustration of a stylish woman in a wide-brimmed hat and a muscular man with folded arms, next to the slang term eye candy and its definition, someone or something that is pleasing to look at

Slang – Eye candy

Slang - Fat fingers

Slang – Fat fingers

Idiom - Cat got your tongue

Idiom – Cat Got Your Tongue?

Person with a snake going through the ears, illustrating the idiom in one ear and out the other

Idiom – In One Ear And Out The Other

Hand-drawn cartoon of a man having his arm twisted, with the idiom 'twist somebody's arm', an example sentence and its meaning

Idiom – Twist My Arm

Close-up of a bare stomach beside the word belly, illustrating the slang term

Slang – Belly

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