مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.
Idioms Related to Body Parts
Idioms are phrases whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meaning of their words. English has many idioms involving body parts. Learning them makes your English more natural and expressive.
Common Body Idioms
| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Break a leg | Good luck! | Break a leg in your performance tonight! |
| Keep an eye on | Watch carefully | Can you keep an eye on my bag? |
| Pull someone’s leg | Tease or joke | Don’t worry, I’m just pulling your leg. |
| Cost an arm and a leg | Be very expensive | That car cost an arm and a leg. |
| Give someone a hand | Help someone | Can you give me a hand with this? |
| Keep your chin up | Stay positive | Keep your chin up, things will improve. |
| Play it by ear | Decide as you go | We don’t have a plan, let’s play it by ear. |
| See eye to eye | Agree | They don’t see eye to eye on politics. |
| Have a sweet tooth | Like sweet foods | I have a sweet tooth, especially for chocolate. |
| Face the music | Accept consequences | He must face the music for his mistakes. |
Exercise
Fill in the blanks: 1. Before the exam, my friend told me to break a ___. 2. The new iPhone costs an arm and a ___. 3. Could you give me a ___ with this box? 4. They don’t see ___ to ___ on this issue.
For more: Past Simple | Present Perfect