What are your favorite idiomatic phrases?

Answer 1

Ache:
My heart aches for you.
One’s heart in one mouth: terrified
Bless your heart
Cross my heart: used to express ones sincerity
Have a heart: be kind or sympathetic
My heart bleeds for you: Often humans to feel sorry for you (him) but often used when the feelings are not really of sorrow.
Put your (his) heart and soul into something: to give a full commitment to some work or activity, make the strongest possible effort.

Hand:
Give someone a hand: give help.
A big hand for…please welcome (a famous person) by clapping.
Hangs off: Don¨ t touch, don’t interfere
Hang up: used to ask members of a group to agree to something.
On the one hand… and… on the other used to contrast two ideas.
Shake hands: to hold another persons hand and move it up and down when greeting on coming to an agreement.

Head:
Heads or tails: An expression used when throwing a coin intro the air to decide who will start a game.
Mind you head: be careful, something may hot your head.
Off with his head: execute him (her)

Bone:
I have a bone to pick with you:
I have something I want to complain to you about.
Make no bones about: This is true

Chin:
Keep your chin up, keep cheerful, and don’t give up.

Ear:
Could I have a wind in your ear? May I speak to you in private?
Feel ones ears burning: to feel that other people are talking about you.
Play by car: To decide something at the moment you needed to and not before.

Eyes:
Eyes down: a call to start playing the game of birgo.
Keep on eye: keep a watch on
You must have eyes in the black of your head: you have got a good instinct or intuition.

Face:
Let’s face it: let’s look at the matter, problem shut your face. Stop talking, be quiet.


Finger:
Cross ones fingers, as assign of excuse from the lie being told.
Keep your fingers crossed: hope that something will be successful.

Leg:
Shake a leg: hurry up
Pull someone’s leg: tease someone

Aches and pains:
Used to denote physical pains of various kinds.

Mouth:
Shot yours mouth. Stop talking. Used to showed foot. My foot, Disagreement, surprise.

Brain:
Have something on the brain
Have brains: be intelligent
Brain drain: The flow of young academics from a poorer country to a richweed

Foot:
Put a foot in the door: make sure you are inueleved in an activity


Idiomatic phrases using colours to reflect mood.

Red Face: Blushing with embarrassment
See red: Become very angry
Red tape: Excessive formality before official action.
Red letter day: A memorable, important or happy day.
White lie: A minor, polite lie
Wave the white flay: Give up
Black List: A list of persons under suspicions
Black Sheep: A person who causes shame because of his/her deviation from the standards of the group.
Get the green light: Receive permission to do something.
In the pink: To be healthy