Body idioms Flashcards
(23 cards)
at the foot of
at the bottom of (mountain, stairs)
to cost an arm and a leg
to be very expensive
to cry your eyes out
to cry a lot
to face a team
to play against another team
to fell head over heels in love with sb
to fall madly in love
to foot the bill
to pay the bill at a restaurant or a hotel (used to emphasise that you thought sb else was going to pay)
to get cold feet
to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do sth important
to get up sb’s nose
to annoy sb
to be glad to see the back of sb/smth
to be happy when sb leaves or smth is finished
to have sth on the brain
to be obsessed about sht and only think of that
I don’t know off-hand
not know until checked
I’d give my right arm to
I would really like to
in the eyes of the law
according to the laws of the land
to earn/lose money hand over fist
rapidly
off the top of one’s head
information given immediately, without full knowledge of the fact
sth is on its own last legs
in very poor condition and will soon stop working
to pull sb’s leg
to play a joke on sb and make them believe smth that is not true
to put your foot down
to suddenly become strict and tell someone (a child) what they mustn’t do
to set eyes on sb
to see sb, often for the first time
to set your heart on sth
to really want
to think on your own feet
to be able to give good answers to unexpected questions
with an eye to
in order to (+ noun or -ing form)
you have to hand it to sb
to admire and respect
