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Idioms: heart, teeth, and rest of the body... - English lesson

In order to finish with the series of idioms about the human body, we are now going to study those mentioning the human heart,

(both as the vital organ of the blood circulation and as the "centre of feelings".)

Then, we'll see the allusions to the teeth and to other body parts.

I) The HEART:


To wear your heart on your sleeve = to show feelings and emotions	To have a heavy heart = to be quite sad	To lose heart = to lose courage

To stay young at heart = to remain young in spite of age	A heart to heart discussion =a sincere discussion.	A broken heart

II) a tooth => teeth

The tooth fairy

By the skin of your teeth

= by a very little margin

To be long in the teeth

= to advance in age

III) D'autres parties du corps ...


To get a lot on one's mind = many preoccupations	...shivers down my spine = to chill and frighten	To have a chip on my shoulder = to look for trouble

To have a thorn in one's side = to have something painful and disturbing	To be nosy = to poke your nose everywhere......	To kick oneself = to be resentful to oneself

Here you are! (with a little more knowledge, I hope...) and ready to face the test! It's easy... Good luck!

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