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Health & body idioms and expressions

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  • If you turn a blind eye...
    you have to wake up early
    You can't see properly
    You need to do something
    You don't notice something deliberately
  • When we say someone/something is built like a brick shit-house...
    We mean they're strong/well-built
  • Hey Joseph, are you ok? You look like you are going to _____.
    pass
    pass up
    pass by
    pass out
  • - Are you reading for going for a run? - Ready? I'm feeling as fit as a ______.
    fact
    fiddle
    fan
    face
  • If you're told "Don't hold your breath", they want you
    not to expect what's under discussion to happen soon
    not to panic
    to relax and chill
    to breathe deeply and slowly
  • If the computer is working on the blink...
    It's working so fast
    It needs a new battery
    It's not working/working intermittently
    You're going to replace it
  • If you get a shot in the arm...
    you've been betrayed
    you receive an encouraging stimulus
    you look unhealthy
    you've got to accept something unpleasant
  • If you have a new lease of life, you...
    are going to live to the full
    are going to die
    are going to change your life
    are going to get well soon
  • If you don't know your ass from your elbow, you...
    Are stupid/ignorant
    Are clever
    Are happy
    Are educated
  • If you're ____ of shape, you're physically unfit.
    nowhere
    away
    out
    never
  • "You take more ownership of something when you have some skin in the game." What does "to have skin in the game" mean?
    To be risking something in undertaking.
    Have family in an industry
    Have a lot of money
    Have a good idea
  • If you look ____ around the gills, you look sick.
    good
    green
    grin
    guilty
  • If you get your ass in gear, you...
    Drive somewhere
    Are talented at something
    Sleep early tonight
    Get moving/begin working on something
  • If you have a ____ in your throat, you're unable to speak clearly.
    fact
    foot
    frog
    feast
  • If you get a charley horse, you...
    need to undergo surgery
    are about to die
    develop a cramp in your arm/leg
    look sick
  • If you kick the _____, you die.
    bacon
    brass
    battle
    bucket
  • If you have a spring in your ____, it means you're energetic and without worry.
    shoe
    sea
    sack
    step
  • What does "blood is thicker than water" mean?
    That family relationships take precedence over others
  • What does "Get blood from a stone" mean?
    Do something easy
    To try to perform an impossible task
    Speak another language
    Drink wine at a party
  • If you're joined at the hip...
    You're jealous of someone
    You're very close to someone
    You hate someone
    You love someone
  • To rub your elbows refers to...
    Work hard
    Mingle with/meet in a group
    Study a lot
    An elbow ache
  • I think I won't be going to the party tonight, I'm feeling a bit under the _____.
    window
    weather
    wagon
    warmth
  • If someone eats, sleeps and breathes something....
    They're very passionate about it
  • If you jump down someone's throat, you...
    They don't trust you
    You don't trust them
    You attempt to make someone agree with something
    Strongly attack them verbally
  • If you bust someone's balls...
    You're teasing them
  • A bitter pill to swallow refers to...
    that you need to take medication
    that you're not feeling well
    a great physical condition
    a difficult or uncomfortable realization
  • If you're back on your ____, you have successfully recovered from an injury or sickness.
    step
    shape
    feet
    health
  • Last week I felt like I _________
    have one body in the grave
    have one feet in the grave
    had one foot in the grave
    have one leg in the grave
  • Elbow grease refers to...
    Studying hard
    Forcing your way through i.e. a crowd
    Encouragement to someone for doing something
    Physical effort
  • What are "Forty winks"?
    Short naps
  • If someone is going under the knife...
    they're not feeling very well
    they're having surgery or an operation
    they're going to die soon
    they're going to be a surgeon
  • Snake oil refers to...
    a common family characteristic
    a wake up call
    a substance with no real medicinal value sold as a remedy
    an unpleasant fact you must accept
  • If you're feeling as sick as a ______, you're feeling poorly.
    dead
    disease
    dog
    dad
  • Brain drain refers to...
    The departure of talented well-educated individuals from a country/region
  • If someone is on their last legs...
    they are unfit
    they won't be able to use their legs much longer
    their legs hurt
    they won't live much longer
  • If you tear your hair out...
    You've just been dumped
    You're going bald
    You're extremely worried or frustrated
    You're really hungry
  • Helen's being a pain in the neck this morning, so...
    I'll give him a massage
    I'll give him a hand with his work
    he should go to the hospital
    I'll try to avoid him
  • If you're feeling out of sorts, you...
    are on the mend
    aren't feeling weak anymore
    aren't feeling well
    are about to die
  • If you're on the rag...
    You've got a cold
    You're feeling poorly
    You're feeling great
    You're menstruating
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