IDIOMS: PARTS OF THE BODY.

Do you remember the idioms we saw last year realted to animals? we give you now a new series of idioms, but in this case they make reference to parts of the body.

An idiom is a combination of words that has a meaning that is different from the meaning of the words themselves. To refresh your memory, we give you an example:

To sit on the fence can literally mean that one is sitting on a fence: "I sat on the fence and watched the game".

However, the idiomatic meaning of to sit on the fence is to not clearly choose a side regarding an issue: "The politician sat on the fence and did not clearly state his opinion about the tax issue".

Well, now that we have reminded you what an idiom is, you can look at the body idioms list below. We hope it will be some use for you.

-AS DRY AS A BONE

Very dry.

"The river bed was as dry as a bone at the end of the summer".

-BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER

Family members are closer to one another than to others.

"Blood is thicker than water and people usually support and help their family in times of trouble."


















-CAN´T STOMACH (SOMEONE or SOMETHING)

To dislike someone or something very much.

"I can´t stomach the new man I work with."












-EYES ARE BIGGER THAN ONE´S STOMACH

Taking more food than one can eat.

"My eyes were bigger than my stomach when I went to the buffet table and took too much food."

-GET A FROG IN ONE´S THROAT

To get soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well.

"I got a frog in my throat just as I answered the phone to talk to my professor."

-GET BUTTERFLIES IN ONE´S STOMACH

To get a feeling of fear or anxiety in one´s stomach.

"I got butterflies in my stomach just before I took the exam."

 


-GIVE SOMEONE THE COLD SHOULDER

To ignore someone, to reject someone

"The office staff gave the man the cold shoulder when he did not go to the farewell party."

-HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE (SOMEONE or SOMETHING)

To be superior to someone or something.

"Our soccer coach is head and shoulders above the other coaches in the city."

















-JOINED AT THE HIP

Two people spending all their time together.

"The two boys are joined at the hip and never spend any time apart."





















-A PAIN IN THE NECK

An annoying or bothersome person or event.

"This customer is a pain in the neck and is always complaining about something"