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& Idioms& IdiomsWhat can your body do?

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Body words

Idioms

Informal English

Human bodyHuman body 1. hand

2. shoulder

3. head

4. neck

5. finger

6. thumb

7. wrist

8. elbow

9. east

10. belly

11. thigh

12. knee

13. lower leg

14. toe

15. calf

16. ankle

17. foot

18. bottom

19. back

20. upper arm

21. forearm

Which parts do you use to Which parts do you use to ……

kick

lick

bite

hug

chew

think

hold

foot

leg

tongue

arms

hands

mouth

teeth

brain

jaw

Which parts do you use to Which parts do you use to ……

climb

hit

stare

point

drop

kisswhistle

feet

legs

eyes

hand

fingers

lips

finger

fist

IdiomsIdioms hold your breath

stop breathing for a short time

Hold your breath and count to ten!

IdiomsIdioms kiss sth goodbye

= kiss goodbye to sth accept that you lose sth or unable to do

sth Well, you can kiss your promotion

chances goodbye.

IdiomsIdioms hit the roof

= hit the ceiling suddenly become

very angry My friend hit the

roof when I said I had lost her pen.

IdiomsIdioms think twice (about sth)

think carefully before deciding to do sth You should think twice about buying

the house.

IdiomsIdioms kick the habit

stop do sth harmful that you have done for a long time

I’ve tried to stop go to bed late, but I can’t kick the habit.

IdiomsIdioms drop sb a line

send a short letter to sb Drop me a line when

you make up your mind!

Informal Informal EnglishEnglish grab v

get sth quickly Let’s grab a sandwich before we go.

deli n = delicatessen place that sells cooked meats and

cheeses, and special food We can grab a sandwich at the deli.

Informal Informal EnglishEnglish up to

doing sth, esp sth bad What’s she up to?

couch potato n He’s such a

couch potato.

Informal Informal EnglishEnglish Give me a break!

used when you want sb to stop doing or saying sth that is annoying

No way! used to say that there is no possibility

that you will do sth or that sth will happen

Informal Informal EnglishEnglish kind of

aslo kinda slightly, in some ways I like him, kind of.

Anything good on tonight? = Is there anything good on TV tonight?

Dunno = I don’t know

Informal Informal EnglishEnglish paper

newspaper

stuff uncountable word for thing What do you call the stuff in your room?

Informal Informal EnglishEnglish You know!

= you understand me That’s it!

= That’s right. That’s what I mean. What do you say…?

= I suggest … What do you say we go the cinema?