Body Idioms
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Meaning: an informal way of telling someone to run in order to evade capture
Example: We were trespassing on their property. When the alarm went off we had to leg it or we would be caught. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely near one another
Example: The two athletes have been neck and neck for this entire race. Read more ➺
Meaning: a mistake in speech (or writing)
Example: The election bill was altered, by what I believe was a slip of the pen. Read more ➺
Meaning: to have absolutely no need for something
Example: I need a new friend is like a hole in the head, I am good to be single. Read more ➺
Meaning: a situation when a song that comes to your mind again and again
Example: This new PitBull song is a real earworm. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since last week. Read more ➺
Meaning: with all the effort you can put into it
Example: He's dedicated to the project heart and soul. Read more ➺
Meaning: this is a boxing metaphor meaning don't shy away from difficulty
Example: You're going to have to take it on the chin when your father gets home and sees what you've done. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be kind and loving
Example: My grandmother is a very warm-hearted person, everybody loves her. Read more ➺
Meaning: to keep quiet when one would rather speak
Example: When she said that she was very hardworking I had to hold my tongue. Read more ➺
Meaning: from a different point of view
Example: It seems like a great building, on the other hand, you are displacing a lot of animals by building it. Read more ➺
