Parts of the body expressions
- brainwave
- When was the last time you had a brainwave? Oh, yes, that brilliant idea of selling goldfish on internet!
- cheeky
- I was only trying to be nice when I told him he was looking smart today. But he misunderstood me and said “Don’t be cheeky!”
- eyesore
- Right there, in Mercadal Square in Reus, there’s the Gaudi Center, a real eyesore!
- hair-raising
- The Devil’s Dive at the new theme park is a seriously hair-rising ride
- heartless
- How can you be so heartless? I’m still crying because you left me, and now you ask me some money?
- nosy
- Mind your own business, you nosy little person!
- out of (your) mind
- 2000€? You must be out of your mind, if you think I’m paying that
- pain in the neck / pain in the ass
- That ex-boyfriend of yours is a real pain in the neck. I’m not surprised you dumped him
- put your finger on it
- You’re right, that’s exactly the problem. You’ve put your finger on it
- put (your) foot in it
- I really put my foot in it when I mentioned her husband’s trip to Paris. She didn’t knew it.
- see eye to eye
- We have an excellent relationship. We see eye to eye on almost everything
- stick (your) neck out
- I’m in trouble because I stuck my neck out and told the truth about the management of this place