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Idioms Using Part of Bodies


Hello! Today I want to post about Idiom using part of bodies! There's so many of them, but  will give you 10 of them.

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To cost an arm and a leg 
Extremely expensive.   
This bag costs me an arm and a leg

To twist someone's arm.
To persuade someone to do something they do not want to do.
He didn't want to be a doctor, but his parent twisted his arm

Not lift a finger
To be unwilling to help
When I was in trouble, all of my friend not willing to lift a finger to me

Behind someone's back.
To do something without them knowing, in a way which is unfair
They gossiped about her behind her back and now she's really angry

Over my dead body
To be unwilling to allow something to happen

When she asked me if she could have a boyfriend, I told her she could have him over my dead body

To be all brawn and no brain.
To be physically strong but not very intelligent.
The trouble-maker is all brawn and no brain 

To beat your brains out.
spend a lot of time worrying about a problem and thinking about how to deal with it.
I've been beating my brain thinking how to solve this math problem
 
Scatterbrain
A flighty and disorganized person.
She had to go home to get her handbag. She's such a scatterbrain! 

To get something off your chest.
To tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time.
When I told him I was leaving I was glad to get it off my chest.

Chin up.
Something you say to someone to tell them to have confidence.
Chin up, you'll do good in your examination 

By : Yunita Indriana

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