Body -Idioms

Question 1

‘face the music

Answer 1

meet, stand up to unpleasant ‘ conseqences, for example criticism or punishment

I stayed out all night. When I eventually got home I had toface the musicfrom my wife.

Question 2

have one’s head in the clouds

Answer 2

be unaware or unrealistic about something

Amyhas her head in the cloudsif she thinks she’s going to pass her exams without studying.

Question 3

head over heels

Answer 3

deeply in love

Question 4

To be in over one’s head

Answer 4

taking on a task that you can’t handle

I wasin over my headwhen I agreed to babysit the triplets and the dogs.

Question 5

let one’s hair down

Answer 5

relax, have fun

Go to the cottage andlet your hair downthis weekend.

Question 6

pat on the back

Answer 6

recognition or a thank-you

The party organizers deserve apat on the backfor a job well done.

Question 7

pull one’s leg

Answer 7

joke or tease someone

Question 8

rule of thumb

Answer 8

basic rule (not always followed)

Therule of thumbis that the students wear black pants and white shirts.

Question 9

see eye to eye

Answer 9

agree

Question 10

(by the) skin of one’s teeth

Answer 10

just barely

I passed my examby the skin of my teeth.

Question 11

thick in the head

Answer 11

not very intelligent

I’m a bitthick in the headwhen it comes to reading a map.

Question 12

black and blue

Answer 12

bruised and beaten

We found the poor guyblack and bluenear the train tracks.

Question 13

black and white

Answer 13

straight forward, very clear

The rules we gave the kids wereblack and white. No answering the phone or the door.

Question 14

red eye

Answer 14

an airplane flight that takes off after midnight

I caught thered eyeso that I would see the sunrise over the mountains.

Question 15

Rose coloured glasses

Answer 15

unrealistic view

Question 16

see red

Answer 16

be very angry

Isaw redwhen that guy grabbed my sister’s purse.

Question 17

tickled pink

Answer 17

very pleased and appreciative

My mom wastickled pinkwhen my father brought roses home for her.

Question 18

with flying colours

Answer 18

with distinction

I passed my road test withflying colours.

Question 19

Eyes are bigger than one’s stomach

Answer 19

หิวตาโต Take more food than you can eat

Question 20

at the drop of a hat

Answer 20

without needing any advance notice

My Grandma will babysit for anyoneat the drop of a hat.

Question 21

(have a) bee in one’s bonnet

Answer 21

something that is annoying someone

Milan has had abee in his bonnetall day, but he won’t tell me what’s wrong.

Question 22

below the belt

Answer 22

beyond what is fair or socially acceptable

His comment about Manfred’s handicap wasbelow the belt.

Question 23

bursting at the seams

Answer 23

not fitting anymore

I ate too much. I’mbursting at the seamsin these jeans.

Question 24

caught with one’s pants down

Answer 24

To be caught in an embarrassin or guilty or to be exposed in a vulnerable or unprepared state

My studentscaught me with my pants downon Monday. I forgot about the field trip.

Question 25

(have a) card up one's sleeve

Answer 25

have a secret or reserve plan I think Josh has a card up his sleeve cause he wants me to wear a dress to the fast-food restaurant.

Question 26

buckle down

Answer 26

work extra hard It's almost exam time, so I need to buckle down this weekend.

Question 27

burn a hole in one's pocket

Answer 27

money that one is tempted to spend Let's go to the mall after school. There's a hundred dollar bill burning a hole in my pocket.

Question 28

'dress to kill, dress to the nines

Answer 28

dress in nice or sexy clothes

Question 29

fit like a glove

Answer 29

fit perfectly (tight to one's body)

Question 30

fine-tooth comb

Answer 30

in great detail, extremely carefully The police looked for fingerprints with a fine-tooth comb.

Question 31

fly by the seat of one's pants v.

Answer 31

do by instinct, not by plan

Question 32

handle with kid gloves

Answer 32

treat delicately Please handle my grandmother's tea set with kid gloves.

Question 33

hand-me-down Adj

Answer 33

hand-me-down

Question 34

hat trick

Answer 34

three goals scored by one person The fans cheered when the hockey player got a hat trick.

Question 35

in one's birthday suit

Answer 35

in one's birthday suit The swimmers in the lake were in their birthday suits.

Question 36

keep one's shirt on

Answer 36

Don’t be panic. Calm down I know you're in a hurry, but please keep your shirt on.

Question 37

keep something zipped

Answer 37

keep something a secret We know we're having a boy, but we're keeping it zipped from the grandparents.

Question 38

off the cuff

Answer 38

said without planning I didn't have a speech prepared. Everything I said was off the cuff.

Question 39

pull up one's socks

Answer 39

try harder Marco will have to pull up his socksif he wants to make the football team.

Question 40

put a sock in it

Answer 40

stop talking Put a sock in it! I'm trying to tell a story.

Question 41

put one's thinking cap on

Answer 41

think hard in order to solve a problem I can't remember where the Christmas decorations are. I'll have to put my thinking cap on.

Question 42

put oneself in someone else's shoes

Answer 42

imagine what it would be like to be in someone else's situation

Question 43

ride one's coattails

Answer 43

let someone else do all of the work It was a group project, but everyone rode Andrew's coattails.

Question 44

roll up one's sleeves

Answer 44

get down to hard work The celebrities rolled up their sleeves and washed cars for charity.

Question 45

take one's hat off to someone .

Answer 45

recognize or honour someone for something I take my hat off to Jim. The doctors said he'd never walk, and he just ran a marathon.

Question 46

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Answer 46

display emotions openly My Dad's not afraid to cry. He always wears his heart on his sleeve.

Question 47

wear the trousers

Answer 47

be in charge, make the rules By the looks of things, the kids wear the trousers in this household.

Question 48

Tear one’s hair out

Answer 48

to be very worried or upset about something