Body Parts

Body parts - idioms

Health

English

A. Write the missing words. All of them are names of body parts or internal organs you can find in the box below.

heart, mouth, shoulder, throats, an arm and a leg, from head to toe, eyes, stomach, hand, elbow, thumb, feet

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

This car cost me ………………. You’ve got to ………………… it to Fiona - she’s a great cook. I know all my friends’ telephone numbers by ………………… . Since Richard married Rachel, she’s got him under her ……………………………. The old woman was dressed from ……………………… to ……………………….. in black. When they are at each other’s ……………… like that it is difficult to imagine that they used to be friends. Some of the pictures you can find in tabloids really turn my ………………………… Sorry, I didn’t want to tell him that. I know I should have kept my ……………………… shut. The concert hall was so crowded I had to ……………………….. my way through to get closer to the stage. I can’t meet you this week. I’m up to my ……………………….. in work. If I became famous overnight, I would find it hard to keep my …………………… on the ground. Justine, thank you for being such a fantastic ………………………….. to cry on.

B. Now, match the idiomatic expressions with their explanations: a) an expression used to say that someone is very busy b) an expression used to say that someone deserves praise c) a person who listens to other people’s problems d) an expression used to say that something was very expensive e) an expression used to say that someone shouldn’t talk about something f) to push somebody in order to get past other people g) using only one’s memory English materials by Bianca Biro © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com

h) to make someone feel upset or disgusted i) an expression used to say that someone is completely controlled by someone else j) to have a realistic attitude to life k) to be fighting or arguing with each other l) covering your whole body

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