TO COST SOMEONE AN ARM AND A LEG cost somebody a lot of money.. TO PULL SOMEONE ' S LEG to make somebody believe something that is untrue NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON: have nothing to s
Trang 1TO BE HAND IN GLOVE WITH SB
be in close relations-ship with someone
TO BE AT THE HANDS OF SB : be under somebody's will and power
TO EAT OUT OF SOMEONE ' S HANDS : be under someone's
influence
TO GIVE / LEND SOME ONE A HAND : help someone
TO HAVE / TAKE A HAND IN SOMETHING : be partly
responsible for something TO KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THE BACK OF ONE ' S HAND :
be thoroughly familiar with something
TO LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH :
satisfy one's present basic needs
TO SHOW ONE ' S HAND :let others know one's intentions
TO BE ON ONE ' S LAST LEGS: be very
tired or ill
TO COST SOMEONE AN ARM AND A LEG cost
somebody a lot of money
TO PULL SOMEONE ' S LEG
to make somebody believe something that is untrue
NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON: have nothing
to support one's opinion
TO GIVE SOMEONE A LEG
-UP: help somebody towards success
TO HAVE A HEAD START : have an
advantage over others
TO HAVE A GOOD HEAD ON ONE ' S SHOULDERS : have common sense
TO KEEP ONE ' S HEAD ABOVE WATER keep out of debt
TO HAVE ONE ' S HEAD IN THE CLOUDS: have one's thoughts far away, be day-dreaming
TO MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF SOMETHING understand
TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER : exchange ideas or advice
TO TALK ONE ' S HEAD OFF :
talk for a long time
TO GO OFF ONE ' S HEAD
become mad
TO COST SOMEONE AN
ARM AND A LEG: cost
somebody a lot of money
TO FOLD SOMEBODY IN ONE ' S ARMS :
hold somebody closely by putting one's
arms around him
TO GIVE ONE ' S RIGHT ARM: be
prepared to make a great sacrifice in
order to do something
TO HOLD / KEEP SOMEONE AT ARM ' S
LENGTH: keep someone at a distance
TO TWIST SOMEBODY ' S ARM : persuade
somebody to do something he doesn't
want to do
TO WELCOME , RECEIVE STH WITH OPEN
ARMS : welcome it with enthusiasm
TO WALK ARM IN ARM with the arms
bent around each other's
SOME IDIOMS WITH BODY PARTS
TO PICK
SOMEBODY ' S BRAIN: find out what somebody knows /thinks by asking questions
TO HAVE A BRAINWAVE: have a sudden good idea
TO RACK ONE ' S BRAIN ABOUT SOMETHING: think hard to
remember something or to find a solution
TO HAVE SOMEBODY / STH ON THE BRAIN : think repeatedly about someone or something
TO BEAT YOUR BRAINS OUT: think about something very hard and for a long time
TO BE THE BRAINS BEHIND / OF SOMETHING
be the person who thought of something (a plan, system…)
TO HAVE NO BACKBONE: have a weak character
BEHIND SOMEONE ' S BACK : when
someone is not present
TO HAVE ONE ' S BACK AGAINST THE WALL be in a difficult position and
forced to defend oneself
TO STAB SOMEONE IN THE BACK: be
disloyal to somebody
TO SEE THE BACK OF SOMETHING: get
rid of something unpleasant
TO TURN ONE ' S BACK ON SB : refuse to help somebody
WHEN ONE ' S BACK IS TURNEDwhen one can't see or know what others are doing
TO GET ONE ' S TONGUE AROUND SOMETHING :
be able to say a difficult word
TO BITE ONE ' S TONGUE: try
hard not to say what one thinks
TO HOLD ONE ' S TONGUE : say nothing
TO HAVE STH ON THE TIP OF ONE ' S TONGUE just about to
be spoken or remembered
TO SET TONGUES WAGGING :
encourage people to gossip
A SLIP OF THE TONGUE : minor error in speech
TO HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE:
be involved in many activities
TO TWIST SOMEONE ROUND ONE ' S LITTLE FINGER : have
someone under one's influence
TO KEEP ONE ' S FINGERS CROSSED
( FOR SOMEONE ): wish for luck.
TO GET ONE ' S FINGERS BURNT :
suffer financially as a result of being careless
TO NOT LIFT / RAISE A FINGER : to not make any effort to help someone
TO PUT ONE ' S FINGER ON STH : be able to explain what is wrong about something
TO CATCH SOMEONE ' S EYE:
attract someone's attention, make someone notice
TO BE EASY ON THE EYE: be pleasant to
look at
TO CAST / RUN AN EYE OVER STH : look
quickly over something
TO CRY ONE ' S EYES OUT: cry a lot
TO HAVE AN EYE FOR SOMETHING : be a
good judge of something
TO SEE EYE TO EYE ( WITH SOMEONE ) ( ON SOMETHING ): to agree
TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO SOMETHING
ignore something
TO DO SOMETHING WITH ONE ' S EYES CLOSED : do something very easily
TO OPEN SOMEONE ' S EYES
make somebody realize the truth about something
TO BE ALL EARS:
listen with
attention and
interest
TO BE UP TO ONE ' S
EARS IN SOMETHING to be
extremely busy
TO GO IN ( AT ) ONE EAR AND OUT
( AT ) THE OTHER : to forget
something almost immediately
after hearing it
TO TURN A DEAF EAR TO
SOMETHING: ignore something
unwelcome, like criticism or
complaints
TO HAVE SOMETHING COMING OUT
OF ONE ' S EARS : have too much of
something
TO FALL / LAND ON ONE ' S FEET : get into a good
situation because of luck, after a difficult situation
TO HAVE THE WORLD AT ONE ' S FEET :
have the chance to become very successful
TO WAIT ON SOMEONE HAND AND FOOT: serve somebody by attending to
all his needs
TO GET COLD FEET: stop doing
something because one becomes afraid
of the consequences
TO HAVE / KEEP ONE ' S FEET ON THE GROUND: to be realistic
TO PUT ONE ' S FOOT IN IT : do or say something foolish
TO STAND ON ONE ' S OWN TWO FEET: be independent
TO GET BACK ON ONE ' S FEET : to recover
TO HAVE TWO LEFT FEET : be very
clumsy
TO HAVE ONE ' S HEART IN
ONE ' S MOUTH : be badly
frightened
TO HAVE THE HEART TO
DO SOMETHING: be unfeeling enough
to do something
TO HAVE ONE ' S HEART IN THE RIGHT
PLACE : have good intentions.
TO SET ONE ' S HEART ON SOMETHING :
want something very much
TO TAKE SOMETHING TO HEART: be
much affected or upset by
something
AFTER ONE ' S OWN HEART: of exactly
the type one likes best
FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE ' S HEART:
sincerely
AT HEART: in one's real nature
A HEART OF GOLD: a very kind nature
A HEART OF STONE: a pitiless and
unfeeling nature
TO LEARN / KNOW SOMETHING BY
HEART from memory