PRACTICES FOR BODY IDIOMS

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. He is all ________ and can't install or repair anything in the house.

A. elbows B. knees C. thumbs C. toes

2. She decided to try her _________ at gardening.

A. body B. hand C. head D. leg

3. She didn't have the ________to tell him the bad news.
A. heart B. mouth C. soul D. tongue

4. He wanted to tell them the truth, but he got cold _______ at the last moment.
A. feet B. hands C. knees D. toes

5. He visits fashionable places where he can rub _______ with celebrities.

A. arms B. elbows C. fingers D. hands

6. Her little son is the apple of her ________ .

A. eye B. heart C. mind D. soul

7. I tried to keep a straight _________when she told me about her magical powers.
A. face B. head C. neck D. shoulder

8. Success and money went to his ________, and he forgot old friends.
A. brain B. head C. heart D. mind

9. He wasn't able to put his ______ on it right away, but he promised to look into the problem later.
A. eye B. finger C. hand D. nose

10. I feel it in my _______ that we are going to have problems.

A. bones B. heart C. knees D. stomach

11. Tom and Anna never quarrel. They see on everything.

A. eye to eye B. face to face C. head to head D. nose to nose

12. It will be difficult for him to save ________ after such a terrible blunder.
A. body B. face C. hair D. head

13. Mike put his best _______forward during his first meeting with Ella's parents.
A. arm B. foot C. hand d. leg
14. A bunch of teenagers got out of and smashed several windows.
A. arm B. arms C. hand D. hands

15. She has a good ________ for music.

A. ear B. eye C. finger D. nose

16. I didn't mean it! It was just a slip of the __________! Please forgive me.
A. hand B. mind C. mouth D. tongue

17. He had to fight them because he had his ________ to the wall.
A. back B. body C. chest D. neck

8. It crossed my ________ that I had seen him somewhere.

A. head B. heart C. mind D. palm

19. She has a sweet_________. She eats a lot of sweets every day.
A. heart B. mouth C. tongue D. tooth

20. This is a difficult puzzle. I racked my _______ for two hours, but I couldn't solve it.
A. brain B. head C. mind D. skull