Vocabulary & Idioms What can your body do?

Content Body words Idioms Informal English

Human body 1.hand 2. shoulder 3. head 4. neck 5. finger 6. thumb 7. wrist 8. elbow 9. east 10. belly 11. thigh 12. knee 13. lower leg 14. toe 15. calf 16. ankle 17. foot 18. bottom 19. back 20. upper arm 21. forearm

Which parts do you use to … kick lick bite hug chew think hold foot leg tongue arms hands mouth teeth brain jaw

Which parts do you use to … climb hit stare point drop kisswhistle feet legs eyes hand fingers lips finger fist

Idioms hold your breath     stop breathing for a short time  Hold your breath and count to ten!

Idioms kiss sth goodbye    = kiss goodbye to sth  accept that you lose sth or unable to do sth  Well, you can kiss your promotion chances goodbye.

Idioms hit the roof    = hit the ceiling  suddenly become very angry  My friend hit the roof when I said I had lost her pen.

Idioms think twice (about sth)   think carefully before deciding to do sth  You should think twice about buying the house.

Idioms kick the habit   stop do sth harmful that you have done for a long time  I’ve tried to stop go to bed late, but I can’t kick the habit.

Idioms drop sb a line    send a short letter to sb  Drop me a line when you make up your mind!

Informal English grab v  get sth quickly  Let’s grab a sandwich before we go. deli n  = delicatessen  place that sells cooked meats and cheeses, and special food  We can grab a sandwich at the deli.

Informal English up to  doing sth, esp sth bad  What’s she up to? couch potato n  He’s such a couch potato.

Informal English Give me a break!  used when you want sb to stop doing or saying sth that is annoying No way!  used to say that there is no possibility that you will do sth or that sth will happen

Informal English kind of aaslo kinda sslightly, in some ways II like him, kind of. Anything good on tonight? == Is there anything good on TV tonight? Dunno == I don’t know

paper nnewspaper stuff uuncountable word for thing WWhat do you call the stuff in your room?

You know! == you understand me That’s it! == That’s right. That’s what I mean. What do you say…? == I suggest … WWhat do you say we go the cinema?