Body Idioms
Here are 8 idioms related to the body:
* Let your hair down: Have fun and be more relaxed than usual.
- I really let my hair down at the party last night
* Neck and neck: Equal/nearly equal in a race or contest.
- They were neck and neck in the race.
* Turn a blind eye (on something): To pretend that something which is important is not important by ignoring it.
- I noticed that the fridge wasn’t working, but I turned a blind eye on it. Now I’m suffering with food poisoning!
* Breathe down someone’s neck: Follow closely, with persistence; refuse to leave alone.
- My boss won’t leave me alone! Heطs always breathing down my neck to try and get me to work harder!
* Have two left feet: To be bad at dancing
- I’m useless at dancing. I’ve got two left feet.
* Give someone the cold shoulder: Unfriendly treatment of a person
- My colleagues gave me the cold shoulder when I didn’t go to the Christmas party.
* Get something off your chest : Tell something which is troubling you to someone so it doesn’t bother you anymore
- I talked to my friend for three hours yesterday and was finally able to get my problems off my chest
* Give someone a pat on the back: To give someone praise
- He was given a pat on the back by his neighbors for his efforts to save the forest at the end of the road from being burnt down.
Subject: Body Idioms 
Sun May 03, 2015 12:56 am
