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Body Idioms- Head And Shoulders Above (Someone Or Something)
be superior to someone or something Our soccer coach is head and shoulders above the other coaches in the city. In Body - 183 days ago - Not Have The Stomach For (Something)
have no desire to do something because you think that it is unpleasant or wrong In Body - 183 days ago - Have (Someone's) Hide
scold or punish someone (a hide is the skin of an animal) The woman promised to have the little boy's hide if he didn't behave well. In Body - 183 days ago - Have One's Back To The Wall/Up Against The Wall
be in a defensive position I have my back to the wall at work and I must decide how to deal with the criticism that I am receiving. In Body - 183 days ago - Have/Get Butterflies In One`S Stomach
have/get a feeling of fear or anxiety in one's stomach In Body - 183 days ago - Have Broad Shoulders
have the ability to work hard and take on responsibilities and accept criticism (because you are strong with broad shoulders) The man has broad shoulders and does much more than his share of work in our company. In Body - 183 days ago - Have A Chip On One's Shoulder
have a tendency to try to get in a conflict with others Our supervisor has a chip on his shoulder and is not an easy person to work with. In Body - 183 days ago - Hate (Someone's) Guts
hate someone very much I think that my neighbor hates my guts. In Body - 183 days ago - Hardly Have Time To Breathe
be very busy I hardly had time to breathe while I was preparing for the summer barbecue. In Body - 183 days ago - Hard To Stomach (Someone Or Something)
be unable to accept something or do something that you think is unpleasant or wrong I find some of my classmates and their attitude to studying hard to stomach. In Body - 183 days ago - A Gut Feeling/Reaction/Response
a personal/intuitive feeling and response I had a gut feeling that my friend was not going to come to our meeting place at the right time. In Body - 183 days ago - Grate On (Someone's) Nerves
annoy/bother someone The woman who I work with grates on my nerves. In Body - 183 days ago - Grab (Someone) By The Throat
a performance/book/idea makes one feel very interested/excited/frightened The ballet performance grabbed the audience by the throat and everyone left the auditorium speechless. In Body - 183 days ago - Goose Bumps
the bumpy skin (like a goose) that one gets because of excitement or fear I got goose bumps when the woman began to talk about her sick child. In Body - 183 days ago - Go For The Jugular
attack someone in a way that you know will harm them most (the jugular is a large vein in the neck) As soon as the political candidate was having problems the other candidates decided to go for the jugular and attack. In Body - 183 days ago
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