发信人: fredrink(弗雷德里克)
整理人: fredrink(2001-09-25 18:02:52), 站内信件
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English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember, so here's a guide to some common English idioms to do with parts of your body.
Heart
to break someone's heart = to upset someone a great deal
"She broke his heart when she left him".
to learn something by heart = to learn something until you know it perfectly
"I've learnt the Highway Code by heart - they can ask me any question they like in the exam - I'm bound to pass!"
you're all heart! = when you tell someone sarcastically how kind they are
"Thanks for giving me all this extra work - you're all heart!"
hand on heart = to promise with sincerity
"Hand on heart, it's the honest truth."
have the heart = to be able to break bad news to someone
"I didn't have the heart to tell him he'd failed his exam."
a heart of gold = to be a very kind person
"She'll do anything to help - she has a heart of gold."
Hand
hand over = pass on something
"Before I leave the company, I have to hand over all the responsibilities to my successor."
to get out of hand = to become impossible to manage
"You'll have to deal with this problem before it gets out of hand."
to know something like the back of your hand = to know something extremely well
"He knows London like the back of his hand"
have your hands full = to be very busy
"I can't do anything about it now - my hands are full."
in hand = under control
"The company report is in hand - you'll have it next week."
live hand to mouth = to only earn enough money for food
"After he lost his job, he had to live hand to mouth for a couple of months."
give someone a hand = to help someone
"Can you give me a hand with the housework, please?"
to have someone in the palm of your hand = to have a lot of influence over someone
"He's got her in the palm of his hand - he can make her do anything he wants!"
to be caught red-handed = to be caught doing something bad
"The children were caught red-handed picking the neighbor's flowers."
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Jehoven
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