IDIOMS: PARTS OF THE BODY

Improve your level of English. Learn these idioms with parts of the body.

BE A PAIN IN THE NECK

Example: I can't stand those naughty children. They are a pain in the neck.

BREAK A LEG

Example: Very good luck in the show. 

Break a leg !

COST AND ARM AND A LEG

Example: That new Bruno Mars CD was very expensive. It cost me an arm and a leg.

IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER

Example: I talked to him but he didn´t listen. I think my words went in one ear and out the other.

ITCHY FEET

Example: I´m getting itchy feet again. I´m bored with the city. I´m planning to travel again soon.

HAVE A BIG MOUTH

Example: I would never tell Elena a secret. She has a big mouth.

KNOW SOMEONE LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND

Example: I know exactly how he is going to react. I know him like the back of my hand.

LEARN SOMETHING BY HEART

Example: In the school they expected us to have a very good memory. They made us learn the names of the planets by heart.

LOSE YOUR HEAD

Example: Try to stay focus. Calm down, don't lose your head.

SWEET TOOTH

Example: My grandmother loves apple pies, cakes and all kinds of desserts really. She definitely has a sweet tooth.

TURN A BLIND EYE TO SOMETHING

Example: I think they teacher let us copy in the exam. Really, she just turned a blind eye to it.