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| id | category | idiom | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 | Body and bodily functions | Make a pig's ear | If you make a pigs ear of something, you make a mess of it. |
| 2902 | Body and bodily functions | Make a rod for your own back | If you make a rod for your own back, you make something difficult for yourself. |
| 2903 | Body and bodily functions | Make no bones about it | If somebody make no bones about a scandal in their past, they are open and honest about it and show no shame or embarrassment. |
| 2904 | Body and bodily functions | Make you spit | If something makes you spit, it irritates you or makes you angry. |
| 2905 | Body and bodily functions | Make your blood boil | If something makes your blood boil, it makes you very angry. |
| 2906 | Body and bodily functions | Make your flesh crawl | If something makes your flesh crawl, it really scares or revolts you. (Make your flesh creep is an alternative. Make your skin crawl is also used.) |
| 2907 | Body and bodily functions | Make your hair stand on end | If something makes your hair stand on end, it terrifies you. |
| 2908 | Body and bodily functions | Make your toes curl | If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed. |
| 2909 | Body and bodily functions | Many a slip twixt cup and lip | Theres many a slip twixt cup and lip means that many things can go wrong before something is achieved. |
| 2910 | Body and bodily functions | Many hands make light work | This idiom means that when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly. |
| 2911 | Body and bodily functions | Mealy-mouthed | A mealy-mouthed person doesnt say what they mean clearly. |
| 2912 | Body and bodily functions | Melt your heart | If something melts your heart, it affects you emotionally and you cannot control the feeling. |
| 2913 | Body and bodily functions | Millstone round your neck | A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do. |
| 2914 | Body and bodily functions | Mind over matter | This idiom is used when someone uses their willpower to rise above adversity. |
| 2915 | Body and bodily functions | Misery guts | A misery guts is a person whos always unhappy and tries to make others feel negative. |
| 2916 | Body and bodily functions | More than meets the eye | If there is more than meets the eye to something, it is more complex or difficult than it appears. |
| 2917 | Body and bodily functions | Mud in your eye | This is a way of saying cheers when you are about to drink something, normally alcohol. |
| 2918 | Body and bodily functions | My eye | This idiom is added to an adjective to show that you disagree with it: Hes shy. Shy my eye- hes just planning something secret. |
| 2919 | Body and bodily functions | My foot! | This idiom is used to show that you do not believe what someone has just said. |
| 2920 | Body and bodily functions | My hands are full | If your hands are full, you have so much to do that you cannot take on any more work, responsibilities and so on. |
| 2921 | Body and bodily functions | My hands are tied | If your hands are tied, you are unable to act for some reason. |
| 2922 | Body and bodily functions | My heart bleeds | If your heart bleeds for someone, you feel genuine sympathy and sadness for them. |
| 2923 | Body and bodily functions | My heart goes out to someone | If your heart goes out to someone, you feel genuine sympathy for them. |
| 2924 | Body and bodily functions | Nail-biter | If a game, election, contest, etc, is a nail-biter, it is exciting because the competitors are so close that it is impossible to predict the result. |
| 2925 | Body and bodily functions | Near the knuckle | If something is near the knuckle, it is bit explicit or too close to the truth for comfort |
| 2926 | Body and bodily functions | Neck and neck | If two competitors or candidates, etc, are neck and neck, then they are very close and neither is clearly winning. |
| 2927 | Body and bodily functions | Neck of the woods | If someone talks about their neck of the woods, they mean the area where they live. |
| 2928 | Body and bodily functions | Nerves of steel | If someone has nerves of steel, they dont get frightened when other people do. |
| 2929 | Body and bodily functions | New blood | If something needs new blood, it has become stale and needs new ideas or people to invigorate it. |
| 2930 | Body and bodily functions | No skin off my nose | If somethings no skin off your nose, it doesnt affect or bother you at all. |
| 2931 | Body and bodily functions | No spine | If someone has no spine, they lack courage or are cowardly. |
| 2932 | Body and bodily functions | No Sweat | No Sweat means something is easy. For example, "This contest is just no sweat." meaning "This contest is just easy." |
| 2933 | Body and bodily functions | Nod's as good as a wink | (UK) A nods as good as a wink is a way of saying you have understood something that someone has said, even though it was not said directly.? The full phrase (sometimes used in the UK ) is a nods as good as a wink to a blind horse. |
| 2934 | Body and bodily functions | Nose in the air | If someone has their nose in the air, they behave in a way that is meant to show that they are superior to others. |
| 2935 | Body and bodily functions | Nosy parker | (UK) A nosy parker is someone who is excessively interested in other peoples lives. (Nosey parker is an alternative spelling.) |
| 2936 | Body and bodily functions | Not bat an eye | If someone doesnt bat an eye, they do not react when other people normally would. |
| 2937 | Body and bodily functions | Not have the heart | If you dont have the heart to do something, you dont have the strength or courage to do something. (Usually used in the negative) |
| 2938 | Body and bodily functions | Not to be sneezed at | If something is not to be sneezed at, it should be taken seriously. |
| 2939 | Body and bodily functions | Off the top of your head | If you say something off the top of your head, you dont think about it beforehand. |
| 2940 | Body and bodily functions | Off-hand | Off-hand means without preparation. People say that they dont know the answer off-hand, meaning that they dont know it at that time. |
| 2941 | Body and bodily functions | On my back | If people are on your back, they are bothering or nagging you. |
| 2942 | Body and bodily functions | On the nod | (UK) If something is accepted by parliament or a committee majority, it is on the nod. |
| 2943 | Body and bodily functions | On the nod | (UK) Someone whos on the nod is either asleep or falling asleep, especially when the shouldnt or are are in a position unusual for sleep, like sitting or standing. |
| 2944 | Body and bodily functions | On the nose | This means right on time. |
| 2945 | Body and bodily functions | On the right foot | If you start something or set off on the right foot, you get off to a good start. |
| 2946 | Body and bodily functions | On the tip of your tongue | If a word is on the tip of your tongue, you know you know the word, but you just cant quite remember it at the moment. |
| 2947 | Body and bodily functions | On your last legs | If someones on their last legs, theyre close to dying. |
| 2948 | Body and bodily functions | On your toes | Someone on his or her toes is alert and ready to go. |
| 2949 | Body and bodily functions | One hand washes the other | This idiom means that we need other people to get on as cooperation benefits us all. |
| 2950 | Body and bodily functions | One in the eye | If you achieve something that will irritate someone because they did not think that you were capable it is one in the eye for them. |
| 2951 | Body and bodily functions | Out of hand | If something gets out of hand, it gets out of control. |
| 2952 | Body and bodily functions | Out of your hair | If you get someone out of your hair, you get them to stop bothering or annoying you. (Stay/keep/get out of my hair! can be used as imperatives) |
| 2953 | Body and bodily functions | Out on a limb | If somebodys out on a limb, they are in a very exposed position and could get into difficulties. |
| 2954 | Body and bodily functions | Over your head | If something is over your head, or goes over your head, it is too complex or difficult for you to understand. |
| 2955 | Body and bodily functions | Pain in the neck | If someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck. Pain in the butt, or pain in the ass (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK) are less polite alternative forms. |
| 2956 | Body and bodily functions | Pay through the nose | If you pay through the nose for something, you pay a very high price for it. |
| 2957 | Body and bodily functions | Pick someone's brains | If you pick someones brains, you ask them for advice, suggestions and information about something they know about. |
| 2958 | Body and bodily functions | Plain as the nose on your face | If something is as plain as the nose on your face, it is very clear and obvious. |
| 2959 | Body and bodily functions | Plastic smile | When someone is wearing a plastic smile, they are appear to be happier with a situation or events than they actually are. This is actually a description of the forced smile you might see in many photographs. |
| 2960 | Body and bodily functions | Play into someone's hands | If you play into someones hands, you do what they were expecting you to do and take advantage of this. |
| 2961 | Body and bodily functions | Play it by ear | If you play it by ear, you dont have a plan of action, but decide what to do as events take shape. |
| 2962 | Body and bodily functions | Play out of your skin | If someone plays out of their skin, they give an outstanding performance. |
| 2963 | Body and bodily functions | Point the finger | When you point the finger at someone, you are accusing and blaming them for something. |
| 2964 | Body and bodily functions | Pound of flesh | If someone wants their pound of flesh, the force someone to pay or give back something owed, even though they dont need it and it will cause the other person a lot of difficulty. |
| 2965 | Body and bodily functions | Powder your nose | If somebody goes to powder your nose, it is a euphemism for going to the lavatory (toilet). |
| 2966 | Body and bodily functions | Press the flesh | When people, especially politicians, press the flesh, they meet members of the public and shake their hands, usually when trying to get support. |
| 2967 | Body and bodily functions | Prick up your ears | If you prick up your ears, you listen very carefully.? (Pick up your ears is also used.) |
| 2968 | Body and bodily functions | Pull someone's leg | If you pull someones leg, you tease them, but not maliciously. |
| 2969 | Body and bodily functions | Pull the wool over someone's eyes | If you pull the wool over someones eyes, you deceive or cheat them. |
| 2970 | Body and bodily functions | Pull your finger out! | (UK) If someone tells you to do this, they want you to hurry up. (Get your finger out is also used.) |
| 2971 | Body and bodily functions | Put a bug in your ear | If you put a bug in someones ear, you give him or her a reminder or suggestion relating to a future event. |
| 2972 | Body and bodily functions | Put or get someone's back up | If you put or get someones back up, you annoy them. |
| 2973 | Body and bodily functions | Put somebody's nose out of joint | If you put someones nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you. |
| 2974 | Body and bodily functions | Put your best foot forward | If you ut your best foot forward, you try your best to do something. |
| 2975 | Body and bodily functions | Put your foot down | When someone puts their foot down, they make a firm stand and establish their authority on an issue. |
| 2976 | Body and bodily functions | Put your foot in it | If you put your foot in it, you do or say something embarrassing and tactless or get yourself into trouble. |
| 2977 | Body and bodily functions | Put your foot in your mouth | If you put your foot in your mouth, you say something stupid or embarrassing. |
| 2978 | Body and bodily functions | Put your hand on your heart | If you can out your hand on your heart, then you can say something knowing it to be true. |
| 2979 | Body and bodily functions | Put your heads together | If people put their head together, they exchange ideas about something. |
| 2980 | Body and bodily functions | Put your money where your mouth is | If someone puts their money where their mouth is, they back up their words with action. |
| 2981 | Body and bodily functions | Put your shoulder to the wheel | When you put your shoulder to the wheel, you contribute to an effort. |
| 2982 | Body and bodily functions | Put your thumb on the scales | If you put your thumb on the scales, you try to influence the result of something in your favour. |
| 2983 | Body and bodily functions | Rack your brain | If you rack your brain, you think very hard when trying to remember something. (Rack your brains is an alternative.) |
| 2984 | Body and bodily functions | Raise eyebrows | If something raises eyebrows, it shocks or surprises people. |
| 2985 | Body and bodily functions | Rib tickler | A rib tickler is a story or joke that will make you laugh a lot. Alternately, a joke might "tickle your ribs". |
| 2986 | Body and bodily functions | Roll your eyes | If you roll your eyes, you show with your eyes that you dont believe someone or arent interested in what theyre saying. |
| 2987 | Body and bodily functions | Rub shoulders | If you rub shoulders with people, you meet and spend time with them, especially when they are powerful or famous. |
| 2988 | Body and bodily functions | Rule of thumb | Rule of thumb means approximately. |
| 2989 | Body and bodily functions | Run off your feet | If you are run off your feet, you are extremely busy and dont have enough time to do everything. |
| 2990 | Body and bodily functions | Run your mouth off | If someone runs their mouth off, they talk too much. |
| 2991 | Body and bodily functions | Safe pair of hands | A person who can be trusted to do something without causing any trouble is a safe pair of hands. |
| 2992 | Body and bodily functions | Save face | If someone saves face, they manage to protect their reputation. |
| 2993 | Body and bodily functions | Save your skin | If someone saves their skin, they manage to avoid getting into serious trouble. |
| 2994 | Body and bodily functions | Scales fall from your eyes | When the scales fall from your eyes, you suddenly realise the truth about something. |
| 2995 | Body and bodily functions | Scent blood | If you can scent blood, you feel that a rival is having difficulties and you are going to beat them. |
| 2996 | Body and bodily functions | Sea legs | If you are getting your sea legs, it takes you a while to get used to something new. |
| 2997 | Body and bodily functions | See eye to eye | If people see eye to eye, they agree about everything. |
| 2998 | Body and bodily functions | Shake a leg | If you shake a leg, you are out of bed and active.? It can be used to tell someone to hurry up. |
| 2999 | Body and bodily functions | Shoot yourself in the foot | If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc. |
| 3000 | Body and bodily functions | Sight for sore eyes | Someone or something that is a sight for sore eyes is a pleasure to see. |
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