Exercise 12

Parts of The Body Idioms

Match the idioms 1-16 with the correct definitions a-p.

1. to be a pain in the neck

2 to be all ears

3 to be all fingers and thumbs

4 to be all skin and bones

5 to be down in the mouth

6 to be rushed off one's feet

7 to bite a person's head off

8 to bite one's tongue

9 to give someone a piece of one's mind

10 to give someone the cold shoulder

II to have a lump in one's throat

12 to have one's back to the wall

13 to have one's heart in one's mouth

14 to make one's blood boil

15 to turn a blind eye to something

16 to welcome someone with open arms

a. to scold someone severely; to tell someone angrily what one thinks of them

b. to be in a bad or dangerous situation from which there is no escape

c. to deliberately ignore someone

d. to be so busy that one doesn't have time to stop or rest

e. to be a pest and a nuisance; to be an irritating, annoying person

f. to greet someone warmly

g. to be very nervous or frightened

h. to be very clumsy

i. to make one angry

j. to listen very attentively to news or information that may be to one's advantage

k. to pretend not to notice something, often something that is illegal

1. to be very thin

m. to feel sad; to be on the verge of tears

n. to make a big effort to stop oneself from saying what one really feels

o. to be depressed

p. to speak angrily or rudely to someone