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wash one's hands of something
stop dealing with an issue or problem e.g. I'm washing my hands of Mary's problems. She is going to have to get some professional help.
thick in the head
not very intelligent
sweet tooth
a love of sugar or sweet things
stick your neck out
help someone a lot, with possible bad consequences for oneself
(by the) skin of one's teeth
just barely e.g. I passed my exam by the skin of my teeth.
see eye to eye
agree
rule of thumb
basic rule (not always followed) e.g. The rule of thumb is that the students wear black pants and white shirts.
pull one's leg
joke or tease someone e.g. I was just pulling your leg. I'm not really a police officer.
play something by ear
do something without a plan e.g. We don't know if the weather will be good enough for camping. We'll have to play it by ear.
pat on the back
recognition or a thank-you
over my dead body
not unless I'm dead and can't stop you
(an) old hand
an experienced person e.g. My uncle's an old hand at car repair. He'll know what the problem is.
neck of the woods
nearby location or region e.g. I heard that they might be opening a post office in our neck of the woods soon.
makes my blood boil
makes me very angry
(my) lips are sealed
promise to keep a secret
let one's hair down
relax, have fun e.g. Go to the cottage and let your hair down this weekend.
learn by heart/ know by heart
memorise
keep one's chin up
try to be cheerful
keep an eye on
take care of, watch in order to protect
in over one's head
taking on a task that you can't handle
head start
an earlier start e.g. The kids gave Anthony a head start in the bicycle race because he was the youngest.
head over heels
deeply in love
have one's head in the clouds
be unaware or unrealistic about something
give a hand/ lend a hand
help (someone) do something
get something off one's chest
tell someone your problems e.g. Thanks for listening to me complain about my boss. I just needed to get this off my chest.
(my) flesh and blood
relative e.g. I have to hire Mia. She's my own flesh and blood.
face the music
meet, stand up to unpleasant consequences, for example criticism or punishment
cry your heart out
cry very hard
cost an arm and a leg
be very expensive
get/have cold feet
nervous just before a big event e.g. My sister didn't get cold feet until she put her wedding gown on.
break a leg
good-luck e.g. Today's the big game, eh? Break a leg!
be all ears
fully listening e.g. Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be all ears to hear about your project.
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