{"id":5902,"date":"2024-10-15T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=5902"},"modified":"2024-10-09T03:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T03:00:55","slug":"body-part-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms Based on Body Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Head\" >Head<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Head_start\" >Head start<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Have_a_big_head\" >Have a big head<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Head_over_heels\" >Head over heels<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Hair\" >Hair<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Let_ones_hair_down\" >Let one&#8217;s hair down<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Tear_ones_hair_out\" >Tear one&#8217;s hair out<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Ears\" >Ears<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Up_to_ones_ears_in_something\" >Up to one&#8217;s ears (in something)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Be_all_ears\" >Be all ears<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#In_one_ear_and_out_the_other\" >In one ear and out the other<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Eyes\" >Eyes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Have_eyes_bigger_than_ones_stomach\" >Have eyes bigger than one&#8217;s stomach<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Turn_a_blind_eye_to_something\" >Turn a blind eye (to something)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Mouth\" >Mouth<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Have_a_big_mouth\" >(Have a) big mouth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Put_ones_foot_in_ones_mouth\" >Put one&#8217;s foot in one&#8217;s mouth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Have_something_on_the_tip_of_ones_tongue\" >(Have something) on the tip of one&#8217;s tongue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Bite_ones_tongue\" >Bite one&#8217;s tongue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#By_the_skin_of_ones_teeth\" >By the skin of one&#8217;s teeth<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Upper_body\" >Upper body<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Stick_ones_neck_out\" >Stick one&#8217;s neck out<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Get_something_off_ones_chest\" >Get something off one&#8217;s chest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Keep_someone_at_arms_length\" >Keep someone at arm&#8217;s length<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Lower_body\" >Lower body<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Shake_a_leg\" >Shake a leg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#%E2%80%9CBreak_a_leg%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Break a leg!&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Have_two_left_feet\" >Have two left feet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Dig_ones_heels_in\" >Dig one&#8217;s heels in<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Discussion_questions\" >Discussion questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/body-part-idioms\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Once students have learned the many slang terms for different <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/body-parts-slang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parts of the body<\/a>, they may be ready to move on to the next step: body-based idioms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, they may know a few already (\"broken heart\" is a common one, for example), but it's likely many of these expressions will be new to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you use this as a basis for a free-conversation lesson, we've also included some discussion questions to get your students talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Head\"><\/span><strong>Head<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Head_start\"><\/span><strong>Head start<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: an advantage at the beginning of something<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We've been speaking French to our young daughter at home so she has a <strong>head start<\/strong> on becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-beginners-and-kids\/creating-a-bilingual-environment-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bilingual<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_a_big_head\"><\/span><strong>Have a big head<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to be arrogant, overly confident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joe's really gotten <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>big head<\/strong> since he was promoted to manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Head_over_heels\"><\/span><strong>Head over heels<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092727\/body_idioms_pexels-tim-mossholder-10940971-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A girl doing a backflip above a shallow pool of water\" class=\"wp-image-5906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092727\/body_idioms_pexels-tim-mossholder-10940971-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092727\/body_idioms_pexels-tim-mossholder-10940971-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092727\/body_idioms_pexels-tim-mossholder-10940971-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092727\/body_idioms_pexels-tim-mossholder-10940971-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092727\/body_idioms_pexels-tim-mossholder-10940971-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: deeply in love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We're <strong>head over heels<\/strong> for our new puppy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He fell <strong>head over heels<\/strong> for the barista at the local cafe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hair\"><\/span><strong>Hair<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Let_ones_hair_down\"><\/span><strong>Let one&#8217;s hair down<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to relax and act freely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I need a vacation; I rarely get a chance to <strong>let my hair down<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tear_ones_hair_out\"><\/span><strong>Tear one&#8217;s hair out<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to be very frustrated or worried<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My three toddlers are making me <strong>tear my hair out<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ears\"><\/span><strong>Ears<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Up_to_ones_ears_in_something\"><\/span><strong>Up to one&#8217;s ears (in something)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to have too much of something<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I'm <strong>up to my ears<\/strong> in paperwork, so my office is a mess!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_all_ears\"><\/span><strong>Be all ears<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092846\/body_idioms_pexels-magda-ehlers-5618701-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A deer with large ears looking out from behind tall grass\" class=\"wp-image-5907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092846\/body_idioms_pexels-magda-ehlers-5618701-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092846\/body_idioms_pexels-magda-ehlers-5618701-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092846\/body_idioms_pexels-magda-ehlers-5618701-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092846\/body_idioms_pexels-magda-ehlers-5618701-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092846\/body_idioms_pexels-magda-ehlers-5618701-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to be listening carefully<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have some recommendations for me, I'm <strong>all ears<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_one_ear_and_out_the_other\"><\/span><strong>In one ear and out the other<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to easily forget something learned recently<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I've told them many times, but it's <strong>in one ear and out the other<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eyes\"><\/span><strong>Eyes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_eyes_bigger_than_ones_stomach\"><\/span><strong>Have eyes bigger than one&#8217;s stomach<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to want (or to order) more food than one can eat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I shouldn't have ordered so much; my<strong> eyes were bigger than my stomach<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_a_blind_eye_to_something\"><\/span><strong>Turn a blind eye (to something)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to ignore, to pretend not to see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dirty politicians <strong>turned a blind eye<\/strong> to the illegal activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mouth\"><\/span><strong>Mouth<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_a_big_mouth\"><\/span><strong>(Have a) big mouth<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/05092936\/body_idioms_shutterstock_1349153181-1024x860.jpg\" alt=\"A woman covering her head with a large photograph of her mouth\" class=\"wp-image-5908\" 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id=\"Put_ones_foot_in_ones_mouth\"><\/span><strong>Put one&#8217;s foot in one&#8217;s mouth<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to say something that makes the speaker look bad or feel embarrassed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wow, he really <strong>put his foot in his mouth<\/strong> with that silly comment, didn't he?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_something_on_the_tip_of_ones_tongue\"><\/span><strong>(Have something) on the tip of one&#8217;s tongue<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning: to almost remember something you want to say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What's the name of that old <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/tv-shows-to-recommend-to-students-for-english-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TV show<\/a>? 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