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Body Idioms

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Do you know the meaning of these idioms?

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TO BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND

TO REFUSE TO THINK ABOUT UNPLEASANT FACTS

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TO PULL SOMEONE'S LEG

TO TELL SOMEONE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT TRUE, JOKING

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TO HAVE/GET ITCHY FEET

TO WANT TO START TRAVELLING OR DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT

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TO BE TONGUE-TIED

TO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE NERVOUS

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TO PUT YOUR FEET UP

TO RELAX

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IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

EXTREMELY QUICKLY

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TO HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN

TO BE PREGNANT

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TO GET COLD FEET

TO SUDDENLY BECOME TOO FRIGHTENED TO DO SOMETHING YOU HAD PLANNED, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING IMPORTANT

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TO BITE YOUR TONGUE

TO STOP YOURSELF FROM SAYING SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY

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TO GET ON SOMEONE'S NERVES

TO REALLY ANNOY SOMEONE

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TO KEEP AN EYE ON

TO WATCH OR TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

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TO BREAK SOMEONE'S HEART

TO MAKE SOMEONE VERY SAD

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TO GIVE SOMEONE A HEADS-UP

TO TELL SOMEONE THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN

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TO BE ALL EARS

TO BE WAITING EAGERLY TO HEAR SOMETHING

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BREAK A LEG

AN EXPRESSION USED TO WISH SOMEONE GOOD LUCK

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TO HAVE ONE'S HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

NOT TO KNOW THE FACTS OF A SITUATION

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TO BE SOMEONE'S FLESH AND BLOOD

TO BE SOMEONE'S RELATIVE

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TO GET SOMETHING OFF YOUR CHEST

TO TEL SOMEONE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN WORRYING YOU OR MAKING YOU FEEL GUILTY

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CHIN UP

AN EXPRESSION TO ENCOURAGE SOMEONE NOT TO BE SAD

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BY HEART

TO LEARN SOMETHING IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU CAN SAY IT FROM MEMORY

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TO FALL HEAD OVER HEELS

TO FALL COMPLETELY IN LOVE

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HEAD START

TO HAVE AN ADVANTAGE

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OVER MY DEAD BODY!

AN EXPRESSION USED TO SAY THAT YOU WILL DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING

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TO PLAY SOMETHING BY EAR

TO DECIDE HOW TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION AS IT DEVELOPS, RATHER THAN ACTING ACCORDING TO PLANS MADE EARLIER

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TO LET YOUR HAIR DOWN

TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BEHAVE MUCH MORE FREELY AND ENJOY YOURSELF

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TO STAB SOMEONE IN THE BACK

TO DO SOMETHING HARMFUL TO SOMEONE WHO TRUSTED YOU

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TO BE THICK IN THE HEAD

TO BE STUPID

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TO HAVE A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET

TO HAVE A SECRET THAT WOULD CAUSE EMBARRASMENT IF IT WERE KNOWN

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TO HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE

TO BE INVOLVED IN TOO MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, OFTEN IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE DO NOT APPROVE OF

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TO HAVE A LUMP IN ONE'S THROAT

A TIGHT FEELING IN YOUR THROAT, BECAUSE OF A STRONG EMOTION, ESPECIALLY SADNESS

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TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER

TO SHARE IDEAS IN TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM

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TO FACE THE MUSIC

TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS

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ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE

ABOUT TO BE SAID IF YOU CAN REMEMBER IT

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TO COST AN ARM AND A LEG

TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE

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TO BE HAND IN GLOVE WITH SOMEONE

TO BE VERY CLOSE AND SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER WIT SOMEONE

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TO SEE EYE TO EYE

TO THINK ALIKE

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TO BE SOMEONE'S BLUE-EYED BOY/GIRL

TO BE SOMEONE'S FAVOURITE

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TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO SOMETHING

TO IGNORE SOMETHING

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