• Главная
• Идиомы

Идиомы о частях тела

• with hat in hand
  униженно, смиренно

  I was about to come to my friend with hat in hand to ask him to forgive me.
• make (someone's) blood boil
  приводить кого-либо в бешенство, "кровь вскипела"

  I can't stand Ken. His misbehavior makes my blood boil.
• on one's feet
  быть на ногах

  Kelly has been very busy; she has been on her feet since early morning.
• smile from ear to ear
  широко улыбаться (улыбка от уха до уха)

  Collin was smiling from ear to ear when he saw his friends approaching him.
• keep an ear out for (something)
  прислушиваться, внимательно слушать что-либо

  My friend is temporary out of work, and I plan to keep an ear out for any information about a new job for him.
• bone of contention
  яблоко раздора, предмет разногласий

  The inheritance their Grandfather had left to the sisters was a bone of contention for them.
• at heart
  в глубине души

  I thought her to be a bit tough, but now I know she is very vulnerable at heart.
• take heart
  воспрянуть духом, подбодриться

  "It is impossible not to take heart in the company of such a nice person like you."
• sit on one's hands
  сидеть сложа руки, бездействовать

  I sat on my hands and watched the other members of the family clean the living-room.
• in one ear and out the other
  в одно ухо влетело, из другого вылетело"

  Sally is very absent-minded; everything you say to her seems to go in one ear and out the other.
• as plain as the nose on one's face
  совершенно очевидно

  The cause of the accident was clearly evident; it was as plain as the nose on my face.
• take leave of one's senses
  сойти с ума, потерять рассудок, обезуметь

  My brother had taken my car without my permission; I got angry and told him he had taken leave of his senses.
• not just a pretty face
  быть умным, а не только красивым

  Sarah is not just a pretty face. She is very intelligent.
• tongue in cheek
  насмешливо, иронично, в шутку

  The remark was made tongue in cheek, but Bill got offended.
• prick up one's ears
  прислушиваться, "навострить уши"

  My parents seemed to be talking about me, so I pricked up my ears.
• in over one's head
  сверх головы (трудностей, работы и т.д.)

  I was in over my head when I tried to do two jobs at a time.
• dig in one's heels
  отказываться изменить курс действия или своё мнение

  The electrical company disrupted the negotiations and dug in their heels against any improvements.
• armed to the teeth
  вооружен до зубов

  The police stopped a car. The man in the car was armed to the teeth.
• of one mind
  быть одного мнения, соглашаться с кем-либо

  The teaching staff and the principal were of one mind when they decided to change the curriculum.
• fight tooth and nail
  драться, бороться изо всех сил

  The boy was fighting tooth and nail to get his toys back from another boy.
• listen to (someone) with half an ear
  слушать кого-либо не внимательно, в пол уха

  My girlfriend always talks nonsense, so I usually listen to her with half an ear.
• put a bug in (someone's) ear
  нашёптывать кому-либо, вдолбить в голову

  I wanted to buy a new car so I put a bug in my father's ear.
• change (someone's) mind
  передумать

  At first Lola agreed to join us but then changed her mind.
• have the presence of mind to (do something)
  уметь действовать разумно в трудной ситуации

  "I believe you have the presence of mind to reject his invitation."
• get into (someone's) head
  пытаться понять, о чём думает и что чувствует кто-либо

  I am trying to get into my friend's head, so that I might understand how he feels about losing his job.
• brain teaser
  головоломка

  A brain teaser is a problem for which it is hard to find the answer.
• heart to heart
  искренний, сердечный

  Vivian was looking forward to having heart to heart talk with her daughter.
• have a hand in (something)
  принимать участие в чём-либо, быть частично ответственным за что-либо

  The police were sure that Ron Noland had a hand in the car fraud.
• arm in arm
  (идти) под руку, рука об руку

  John and Mary were walking along the street arm in arm.
• bound hand and foot
  быть связанным по рукам и ногам

  Three family members were bound hand and foot by a stranger who into their apartment last night.
• make (someone's) hair curl
  сильно испугать или шокировать кого-либо

  The sight of the bleeding man with a knife in his side made my hair curl.
• boggle one's mind
  пугать, смущать, тревожить

  "I don't want to boggle your mind, but the absence of proper safety is dangerous."
• on the one hand
  с одной стороны

  Jim has a very contradictory nature. On the one hand he is ambitious on the other hand he is shy.
• body blow
  сокрушительный удар или серьёзные повреждения

  Ron's small house received a body blow when the hurricane hit the town.
• off one's chest
  снять груз с души

  My problems have been gnawing me, and at last I decided to talk to my friend to get them off my chest.