Body 02

Question 1

Hair

• brush/comb your hair
• dye your hair
• style your hair
• grow your hair
• tie your hair back
• loose your hair
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• fair/grey/dark hair
• greasy/dry hair
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• a crew cut / a tight haircut
• ponytail
• pigtails
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• He just had his hair cut. It doesn’t suit him.
• (women) have her hair down
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  dandruff

Question 2

Beard and Mustache

• trim your beard/moustache to keep it tidy
• shave off your beard/moustache
• students are not allowed to have beards at school
• how long have you grow your beard?
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• goatee
• stubble
• sideburns

Question 3

Mouth

• (hot tea) burn your mouth
• wipe your mouth (with a tissue)
• Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth. (=bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry)
• kiss sb on the mouth
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• The wonderful smell of baking made my mouth water.
• sb’s mouth falls/drops open (=in surprise)
• sb’s mouth tightens (=their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger)
• sb’s mouth twists (=moves into an unhappy or angry expression)
• In the middle of my speech, my mouth went dry. (= I’m very nervous)
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• a woman with a sharp nose and a thin mouth (=with thin lips)
• The girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth. (=a small red attractive mouth)
• She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth. (=with large attractive lips)
• On her generous mouth (=a large mouth that is attractive) was a smile.
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• the roof of your mouth (=the top inside part)
• talk with your mouth full (=with food in your mouth)
• The medicine left a (horrible, funny) taste in my mouth.
• the mouth of a river (= where it enters the sea)

Question 4

Throat

• clear your throat
• your throat hurts
• (a fish bone) sticks in your throat
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• a sore throat
• grab (him) by the throat
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• if words stick in your throat, you are unable to say them because you are afraid or upset
• There was a lump in her throat (= a feeling that you want to cry) as she gazed at the child.
• if two people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting or arguing
• cut your own throat (= to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are proud or angry)
• force/ ram/ shove something down somebody’s throat (= to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions)
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  throat sweet

Question 5

Neck

• wake up with a stiff neck
• wear (a necklace) round your neck
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• That child is a real pain in the neck. (= very annoying)
• I’m not going to risk my neck (=risk my life) just to save a common criminal.
• He lied in court to save his own neck. (= to help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation)
• I’ll wring her neck (= used when you are very angry with someone) when I get hold of her!
• if something hangs around your neck, it keeps causing you problems
• if two competitors or groups are neck and neck in a competition or race, they are level with each other

Question 6

Nose

• blow your nose
• hold your nose (=so that you cannot smell a bad smell)
• break your nose
• wipe your nose
• pick your nose (=remove substances from inside your nose with your finger)
• Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.
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• your nose bleed
• your nose is blocked/congested (= a stuffed-up nose)
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• the bridge of your nose (=the upper part, between your eyes)
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• a runny nose (=with liquid coming out)
• snotty nose (=with unpleasant thick liquid coming out)
• a snub/ turned-up nose (=one that curves up at the end)
• a hooked nose (=one that curves down at the end)
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  rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt: to keep reminding someone about something they did wrong or failed to do, especially in order to punish them

Question 7

Shoulder

• shrug your shoulder
• massage your shoulder
• dislocate your shoulder
• look/glance over** your shoulder
• He hunched his shoulders (=raise your shoulders and bend them forwards slightly) against the rain.
• straighten/square your shoulders (=stand with your shoulders straight, in a determined way)
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• She turned her back again, her shoulders heaving (=move up and down because they are crying or breathing deeply) , her eyes blind with tears.
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• broad/wide shoulders
• He had powerful shoulders and a thick neck.
• Her dark hair spilled over her narrow/slim shoulders.
• She put her arm around the girl’s thin/bony shoulders
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• a burden was lifted from my shoulders (= became much less worried)
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• carry your bag over your shoulder
• (your bag) slip off your shoulder
• lift someone onto your shoulder
• lean your head on someone‘s shoulder
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  a shoulder bag

Question 8

Ear

• put your hands over your ears
• whisper (something) into (her) ear
• your ears stick out
• get/have your ears pierced first, if you want to start wearing earrings
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• The music at the concert was very loud. My ears are still ringing.
• I’m a little deaf in one ear.
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  ear drops (= liquid medicine to put in your ear)

Question 9

Tooth

• lose your teeth
• have a tooth pulled (=have a tooth removed)
• The dentist announced that she would have to extract (=take it out) two teeth.
• He was gritting/clenching (=put them firmly together) his teeth against the pain.
• break a tooth
• brush/floss your teeth
• The dog sank its teeth into the boy’s hand.
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• somebody’s teeth chatter (=hit together quickly because someone is cold or afraid)
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• healthy teeth
• false teeth/ dentures (= artificial teeth)
• a missing tooth
• gap-toothed
• His teeth were white and even (=all of the same height).
• rotten teeth
• crooked teeth (= not forming a straight line)
• buck teeth (= teeth that stick forward out of your mouth)
• a loose tooth
• wisdom tooth

Question 10

Face

• never forget a face
• splash your face with water
• wipe your face with a towel
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• a familiar face
• an honest face
• Why the long face? Has someone upset you?
• I can’t never play jokes on people because I can’t keep a straight face.
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• I can’t put a name to the face.
• have a smile on your face
• go red in the face (= embarrassed)
• your face is covered in/with (mud)
• (sweat) is running down your face
• tell (him) straight to (his) face
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• a look (of disappointment) on (your) face
• I could tell by the look on his face that he wasn’t happy
• a slap mark on the face

Question 11

Tongue and Lips

• bite your tongue
• burn your tongue (on some soup)
• stick your tongue out (at someone)
• click your tongue (= to make a sharp noise with your tongue to show that you are annoyed or disappointed)
• Polly found her tongue at last and told them about the attack.
• I reckon you’ve just got to learn to hold your tongue (= used to tell someone to stop talking or to not tell someone about something).
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• if you have a sharp tongue, you often talk in a way that shows you are angry
• if you have a silver tongue, you can talk in a way that makes people like you or persuades them that you are right
• a sharp-tongued / silver-tongued young teacher
• Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue (= a small mistake in something you say).
• speak with forked tongue
• if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it
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• lick your lips
• lift (the glass) to your lips
• That‘s enough of your lip!(= speech)
• My lips are sealed.
• an actress whose name on everyone’s lips (= being talked about by a lot of people)
• zip your lips (= stop stalking)
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• I’ll just put on some lipstick.