Body Language – An Alphabet of Idioms

aI think that I’ve found your Achilles _________.

bAre your _________ burning?

c I learned that at my mother’s ________.

dIt took him a while to get back on his _________ after the bankruptcy.

eI’ll be glad to see the _______ of her. She drives me mad.

f She has a big _________. I really dislike arrogant people.

gShe has a big ________. She says things without thinking and gives away people’s secrets.

hThe government is only paying _______ service to this idea. It isn’t truly dedicated to doing anything about it.

i The downturn in the economy brought the business to its __________.

j Having burnt his _________ once, he didn’t want to venture it again.

kI passed the test by the _______ of my teeth.

l He was disgusted by her comment and curled his _________.

m She rolled her _________ when she heard what he had said.

nThis student is really dragging his __________. I can’t get him to finish anything.

oEverything I say seems to fall on deaf _________.

pI’m going to fail – I feel it in my _________.

qHonestly, I think sometimes that what I say goes in one _______ and out the other.

r What is it with him? He really has a _________ on his shoulder.

sThose two are _________ over _________ in love.

t The accident happened in the blink of an ________.

uKeep your _________ peeled for David. He must be here somewhere.

vThere is no way that you are borrowing that. Over my dead ________!

w You’re pulling my _______! You’re kidding! You’re taking the mickey!

xThat film sent shivers down my _________. It was terrifying.

y Just do your best to keep a stiff upper _________.

z I don’t trust him. He’s the type who’d stab you in the _________.

Gap Fillers if Required

back x2 • body • bones • chip • ear • ears x2 • eye • eyes x2 • feet x2 • fingers • head x2 • heel • heels • knee • knees • leg • lip x3 • mouth • skin • spine

My Answersa heel b ears c knee d feet e back f head g mouth h lip i knees j fingers k skin l lip m eyes n feet o ears p bones q ear r chip s head, heels t eye u eyes v body w leg x spine y lip z back

Gap Fillers if Required

back x2 • body • bones • chip • ear • ears x2 • eye • eyes x2 • feet x2 • fingers • head x2 • heel • heels • knee • knees • leg • lip x3 • mouth • skin • spine

My Answersa heel b ears c knee d feet e back f head g mouth h lip i knees j fingers k skin l lip m eyes n feet o ears p bones q ear r chip s head, heels t eye u eyes v body w leg x spine y lip z back

Gap Fillers if Required

back x2 • body • bones • chip • ear • ears x2 • eye • eyes x2 • feet x2 • fingers • head x2 • heel • heels • knee • knees • leg • lip x3 • mouth • skin • spine

My Answersa heel b ears c knee d feet e back f head g mouth h lip i knees j fingers k skin l lip m eyes n feet o ears p bones q ear r chip s head, heels t eye u eyes v body w leg x spine y lip z back

Gap Fillers if Required

back x2 • body • bones • chip • ear • ears x2 • eye • eyes x2 • feet x2 • fingers • head x2 • heel • heels • knee • knees • leg • lip x3 • mouth • skin • spine

My Answersa heel b ears c knee d feet e back f head g mouth h lip i knees j fingers k skin l lip m eyes n feet o ears p bones q ear r chip s head, heels t eye u eyes v body w leg x spine y lip z back