Idioms with parts of the body

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1. Idioms with parts of the body
2. idiomDefinition of idiom: An expression that cannot
3. To be a big mouthExamples:She’s such a big mouth. She’s always gossiping…
4. To be ON LAST LEGSExample:My grandpa is
5. To be UNDER YOUR NOSEExample:He’s such a
6. To GET IT OFF YOUR CHESTExample:I have to get this off my chest. I love you!
7. To give a handExample:Everyone needs to give a hand to those who need help.
8. To HAVE A SHOULDER TO CRY ONExample:It’s
9. To have your fingers in a lot
10. To hit the nail on the headExample:You´re
11. To learn something by heartExample:Law is a
12. To make up your mindExample:Please make up
13. To play it by earExample:I decided not
14. To pull someone’s legExample: I don’t believe that happened. You’re pulling my leg!
15. To put your foot downExample:I like Jane
16. To put your foot in your mouthExample:I
17. To cost an arm and a legDid
18. Now match the following definitions with one of the idioms you just saw…
19. 1. To be very old…2. to say
20. Now…Decide which of the idioms is more
21. If you want to learn a language.
22. I really want to buy that car,
23. My friends told me that there was
24. Cindy is a great friend. She’s always
25. Now write a small conversation with a partner using 4 of the idioms….
26. See!!Learning idioms is a piece of cake…
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idiomDefinition of idiom: An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words.A term or a phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions or arrangement

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Слайд 1Idioms with parts of the body

Слайд 2idiom
Definition of idiom:

An expression that cannot be understood from

the meanings of its separate words.
A term or a phrase

whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions or arrangement of its parts.
A figurative meaning that is known only through common use

Example: “The test was a piece of cake!!”

idiomDefinition of idiom: An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words.A term

Слайд 3To be a big mouth
Examples:

She’s such a big mouth. She’s

always gossiping…

Слайд 4To be ON LAST LEGS
Example:
My grandpa is on his last

legs. He’s not the same as he used to be…

To be ON LAST LEGSExample:My grandpa is on his last legs. He’s not the same as he

Слайд 5To be UNDER YOUR NOSE
Example:
He’s such a distracted person. He

was looking for his glasses and they were under his

nose all along!

To be UNDER YOUR NOSEExample:He’s such a distracted person. He was looking for his glasses and they

Слайд 6To GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST
Example:
I have to get this

off my chest. I love you!

Слайд 7To give a hand
Example:
Everyone needs to give a hand to

those who need help.

Слайд 8To HAVE A SHOULDER TO CRY ON
Example:
It’s always good to

have a best friend because he/she can be your shoulder

to cry on.

Слайд 9To have your fingers in a lot of pies
Example:
He’s

always so stressed because he has his fingers in a

lot of pies.

Слайд 10To hit the nail on the head
Example:
You´re so smart. You

always hit the nail on the head.

Слайд 11To learn something by heart
Example:
Law is a difficult major. You

have to learn many things by heart.

Слайд 12To make up your mind
Example:
Please make up your mind. Do

you want vanilla or chocolate ice cream?

Слайд 13To play it by ear
Example:
I decided not to practice for

the audition and just play it by ear.

To play it by earExample:I decided not to practice for the audition and just play it by

Слайд 14To pull someone’s leg
Example:
I don’t believe that happened. You’re

pulling my leg!

Слайд 15To put your foot down
Example:
I like Jane because she always

wants to be fair and she puts her foot down

if it’s necessary.

To put your foot downExample:I like Jane because she always wants to be fair and she puts

Слайд 16To put your foot in your mouth
Example:
I feel so embarrassed.

I can’t believe I put my foot in my mouth

again!

To put your foot in your mouthExample:I feel so embarrassed. I can’t believe I put my foot

Слайд 17To cost an arm and a leg
Did you see her

ring? Her boyfriend payed an arm and a leg for

it!

To cost an arm and a legDid you see her ring? Her boyfriend payed an arm and

Слайд 18Now match the following definitions with one of the idioms

you just saw…

Слайд 191. To be very old…
2. to say something unintentionally that

makes someone feel bad…
3. a person who talks too much

and cannot keep secrets…
4.to keep your point firmly…
5. to refer to something that is very obvious.
6. to fool/trick/kid someone. To play a joke on someone.
7. to improvise something.
8.something that is really expensive.
9.to talk about a difficult situation
10. to make a decision
11.to help someone with something. To applaud.
12. to memorize something.
13. to have someone hear you wehn you need it.
14. to be right about something.
15. to be involved in several activities