Body Expressions (Advanced) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Obscure idioms and vocabulary related to the body, suitable for advanced-level English learners

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Keep your ______ up = Don't let something negative put you in a bad mood (stomach, thumb, chin, elbow)

chin

15

Dig your _____ in = Refuse to change your mind (head, heels, toes, chest)

heels

15

Hard to _______ = So annoying that you feel sick (face, finger, stomach, eye)

stomach

15

As a rule of ______, you should arrive 10-15 minutes early for a job interview (hand, mouth, thumb, mind)

thumb

15

_____ the line = Accept authority, even if you don't want to (eye, toe, finger, knee)

Toe

15

Get something off your ______ = Talk about something that is bothering you (head, chest, legs, back)

chest

15

____ somebody up = Look at somebody who you think is interesting or attractive (look, eye, wink, talk)

Eye

15

Pay ____ service = pretend you think something is important when you don't really care about it (ear, foot, mouth, lip)

lip

15

______ grease = hard work using your hands (hand, shoulder, elbow, chest)

Elbow

15

A weight off your _______ = Something that was worrying you but isn't a problem anymore (head, shoulders, chest, back)

shoulders

15

Get somebody off your _____ = tell somebody what they want to hear so they stop bothering you about it (back, ears, waist, face)

back

15

Off my _____ = under the influence of drugs or alcohol (ears, knees, back, face)

face

15

What part of your body do you use to NUDGE somebody?

shoulder OR elbow

20

What part of your body do you use to PINCH somebody? (Be VERY specific)

fingertips

20

What shape is your hand in when you THUMP a table?

fist

20

What part of your hand to you use to STROKE something?

palm

20